linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] Add support for dwarf compat mode unwinding

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Date:	Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:21:55 +0000
From:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
To:	Jean Pihet <jean.pihet@...aro.org>
Cc:	libunwind-devel <libunwind-devel@...gnu.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	"patches@...aro.org" <patches@...aro.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] Add support for dwarf compat mode unwinding

On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 09:21:59PM +0000, Jean Pihet wrote:
> In the case of unwinding the debug info from a binary that has a different
> address size than the current native platform, it is needed to record
> it in the address space struct, in order to correctly parse the debug
> info later. This mode is known as compat mode.

Terminology issues here.... compat mode isn't really that well defined, but
typically involves a different kernel ABI. That doesn't necessarily affect
the address size.

> This is the case when e.g. profiling an ARMv7 binary that runs on an
> ARMv8 (aka AARCH64) platform.

ARMv8 != AArch64

Will
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