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Re: [PATCH] Skip VDSO when reading SO list


On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:42:17 +0200, Joel Brobecker wrote:
> If others can benefit from the patch, and the patch has no or little
> adverse effect, I'd suggest putting the patch in the FSF tree,
> especially since glib patches are not necessarily trivial to
> install for the average user, not to mention the fact that the user
> may not even have enough privileges to do so.

With the GDB workaround in place it may be difficult to justify the glibc fix.
When glibc behaves correctly in the future then I think we can start talking
about GDB workarounds for older glibcs.

Another thing would be if you do not agree with the glibc patch; but that is
not the case here I think.


Jan


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