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

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Alexey,

In message <1419587516-30541-1-git-send-email-abrodkin at 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

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