#13624: loadObj() does not respect alignment -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: tmcdonell | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: high | Milestone: 8.4.1 Component: Runtime System | Version: 8.0.1 (Linker) | Resolution: | Keywords: linker Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Changes (by bgamari): * priority: normal => high * cc: angerman (added) * keywords: => linker * milestone: => 8.4.1 Comment: Wow, I didn't know that. That is terrible! My understanding is that the linker (at least in the case of ELF) actually maps sections incorrectly anyways: We ought to be using the object file's segments, not sections, for the purposes of mapping. This will likely reduce the number of mappings we need to setup, and allow us to set the correct RWX access control bits (e.g. currently we map code as writable, which is rather terrifying from a security perspective). -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13624#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler