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Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/2] x86: Remove dynamic NOP selection
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On January 21, 2024 2:36:32 PM PST, David Laight <David=2ELaight@ACULAB=2EC=
OM> wrote:
>From: Linus Torvalds
>> Sent: 20 January 2024 17:00
>=2E=2E=2E
>> And if I add "-r" to get relocation info, I get
>>=20
>>         call   <delayed_put_task_struct+0x1a>
>>                         R_X86_64_PLT32  rethook_flush_task-0x4
>>=20
>> which shows the raw relocation data, but with truly mind-bogglingly
>> horrendous syntax=2E
>>=20
>> Is there some sane tool that just does the sane thing and shows this as
>>=20
>>         call   rethook_flush_task
>>=20
>> which is what the thing actually means?
>
>While you are re-writing a disassembler, remember to print the
>contents of string when you get a reference into =2Erodata=2Estr :-)
>
>How many times have you had to dig out a printf format string in
>order to locate the source associated with some object code?
>It is so much easier if the disassembler does it for you=2E
>
>	David
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Probably don't even need to rewrite the disassembler=2E Postprocessing is =
probably sufficient=2E