linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] perf: disasm: prefer symsrc

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Message-ID: <39be46d6a5194b6390ed31be67689c6c@huawei.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:43:52 +0000
From: duchangbin <changbin.du@...wei.com>
To: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] perf: disasm: prefer symsrc_filename for filename

On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 11:15:28AM +0300, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> On 13/06/24 09:35, Changbin Du wrote:
> > If we already found a debugging version when loading symbols for that dso,
> > then use the same file for disasm instead of looking up in buildid-cache.
> 
> In the past, there have been cases where the debugging version has not
> worked for reading object code.  I don't remember the details, but the
> symbols and debugging information was OK while the object code was not.
> 
> In general, using anything other than the file that was actually executed
> for reading object code seems like a bad idea.
> 
Is this a platform specific issue? AFAIK, the binary code in debugging and
non-debugging version should be identical. 

> 
> 

-- 
Cheers,
Changbin Du