Re: [Dwarf-discuss] ISSUE: vector types. V2

2023-04-06 Thread Keith Walker via Dwarf-discuss
Ben, Comment about DW_AT_variable_vector_width below. Keith > -Original Message- > From: Dwarf-discuss bounces+keith.walker=arm@lists.dwarfstd.org> On Behalf Of Ben > Woodard via Dwarf-discuss > Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 3:17 AM > To: dwarf-discuss@lists.dwarfstd.org > Subject:

[Dwarf-discuss] Tables which have a unit_length header field must be contiguous.

2023-03-29 Thread Keith Walker via Dwarf-discuss
# Problem There is no statement if tables must be contiguous or if there can be padding between the tables. # Background Some sections have an implicit assumption that the tables in a section are contiguous so the section can be processed by serially reading the section. Sections in this categor

Re: [Dwarf-Discuss] armcc DWARF

2018-05-23 Thread Keith Walker via Dwarf-Discuss
David, - Why is .debug_abbrev in a group by itself? So that it can be placed into a COMDAT group and the linker can ensure that only one copy of the .debug_abbrev sections appears in the final image. armcc generates a fixed table of entries into the .debug_abbrev section, so this allows the li