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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/shlib-compat.h | 8 |
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2017-10-16 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com> + + * include/shlib-compat.h (compat_symbol_reference): Update + comment. + 2017-10-16 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com> * math/Makefile (test-types): Add diff --git a/include/shlib-compat.h b/include/shlib-compat.h index d872afc..6f11be8 100644 --- a/include/shlib-compat.h +++ b/include/shlib-compat.h @@ -78,8 +78,12 @@ #endif -/* Use compat_symbol_reference for a reference to a specific version - of a symbol. Use compat_symbol to define such a symbol. */ +/* Use compat_symbol_reference for a reference *or* definition of a + specific version of a symbol. Definitions are primarily used to + ensure tests reference the exact compat symbol required, or define an + interposing symbol of the right version e.g. __malloc_initialize_hook + in mcheck-init.c. Use compat_symbol to define such a symbol within + the shared libraries that are built for users. */ #define compat_symbol_reference(lib, local, symbol, version) \ compat_symbol_reference_1 (lib, local, symbol, version) #define compat_symbol_reference_1(lib, local, symbol, version) \ |