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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/dwarf2/read.c | 22 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2/read.c b/gdb/dwarf2/read.c index bcfa254..b3ad50a 100644 --- a/gdb/dwarf2/read.c +++ b/gdb/dwarf2/read.c @@ -3167,21 +3167,17 @@ cutu_reader::release_cu () return std::move (m_new_cu); } -/* Read CU/TU THIS_CU but do not follow DW_AT_GNU_dwo_name (DW_AT_dwo_name) - if present. DWO_FILE, if non-NULL, is the DWO file to read (the caller is - assumed to have already done the lookup to find the DWO file). +/* This constructor exists for the special case of reading many units in a row + from a given known DWO file. - The caller is required to fill in THIS_CU->section, THIS_CU->offset, and - THIS_CU->is_debug_types, but nothing else. + THIS_CU is a special dwarf2_per_cu to represent where to read the unit from, + in the DWO file. The caller is required to fill THIS_CU::SECTION, + THIS_CU::SECT_OFF, and THIS_CU::IS_DEBUG_TYPES. This constructor will fill + in the length. THIS_CU::SECTION must point to a section from the DWO file, + which is normally not the case for regular dwarf2_per_cu uses. - We fill in THIS_CU->length. - - THIS_CU->cu is always freed when done. - This is done in order to not leave THIS_CU->cu in a state where we have - to care whether it refers to the "main" CU or the DWO CU. - - When parent_cu is passed, it is used to provide a default value for - str_offsets_base and addr_base from the parent. */ + PARENT_CU is the CU created when reading the skeleton unit, and is used to + provide a default value for str_offsets_base and addr_base. */ cutu_reader::cutu_reader (dwarf2_per_cu *this_cu, dwarf2_per_objfile *per_objfile, |