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| author | Jim Kingdon <jkingdon@engr.sgi.com> | 1993-06-20 05:28:07 +0000 |
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| committer | Jim Kingdon <jkingdon@engr.sgi.com> | 1993-06-20 05:28:07 +0000 |
| commit | 2a4e8cc37d3a6ebae8d16a066eea26719c63f561 (patch) | |
| tree | 4ab29154d7397408d2abadf2300c345a0fd74156 /gdb/solib.c | |
| parent | 8eb5e289369c2df23f21143caa61b5aea0e19a2f (diff) | |
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* solib.c (solib_add_common_symbols): Add comment about performance.
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diff --git a/gdb/solib.c b/gdb/solib.c index 124acc6..7a2eaec 100644 --- a/gdb/solib.c +++ b/gdb/solib.c @@ -259,6 +259,20 @@ solib_map_sections (so) #ifndef SVR4_SHARED_LIBS +/* This routine can be a real performance hog. According to some gprof data + which mtranle@paris.IntelliCorp.COM (Minh Tran-Le) sent, almost all the + time spend in solib_add (up to 20 minutes with 35 shared libraries) is + spent here, with 5/6 in lookup_minimal_symbol and 1/6 in read_memory. + + Possible solutions: + + * Hash the minimal symbols. + + * Just record the name of the minimal symbol and lazily patch the + addresses. + + * Tell everyone to switch to Solaris2. */ + static void solib_add_common_symbols (rtc_symp, objfile) struct rtc_symb *rtc_symp; |