Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] arc: introduce "mdbtrick" target

Dear Alexey,

In message 1419587516-30541-1-git-send-email-abrodkin@synopsys.com you wrote:

MetaWare debugger doesn't support PIE (position-independent executable) so the only way to load U-Boot in MDB is to fake it by:

1. Reset PIE flag in ELF header
2. Strip all debug information from elf

Even though it could be done manually but having this automated way is very convenient. User may build U-Boot that will be loaded on target via MDB saying "make mdbtrick".

I wonder if such manipulation helps? Are you really able to debug PIE code on the target just by fooling the debugger about it like this? I would expect that it would fail to work if it really doesn't support PIE?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk