Hi, I'm running into problems with the debug information that is generated by the kernel compilation process. Basically, I'm seeing that multiple function symbols have the same begin address in the .mdebug section. For example -- the init_arch and r3081_wait functions in my build have differnet addresses as far as compilation is concerned, and code executes correctly. When I look into the .mdebug section, I see that the begin, end, stab, and external records are all correct for the r3081_wait function, but that the begin record for the init_arch function is the same as that for the the r3081_wait function! This in turn seems to be causing the stab and external records to be incorrect, causing symbolic problems in my debugger. I've traced the problem down, and it seems to be a side-effect of partial linking. When the linker links multiple .o files into another .o file (which is later used as input to another ld command), the debug records inside the .mdebug section are getting corrupted. Has anyone run into this problem before? Any suggestions of other flags I can pass into the partial link that may help? I'm using the mipsel rpm of binutils 2.9.5-3. Or, are there any alternatives to partial linking that don't involve a lot of makefile manipulation? I've tried using the -gcoff option to remove the stab records, but that option does not allow the 2.4 kernel to compile under egcs 2.91.66. Any ideas? Thanks, -ian -- ---------------------------------------- Ian Thompson tel: 408.952.2023 Firmware Engineer fax: 408.570.0910 Palmchip Corporation www.palmchip.com
