Mark Wielaard <mjw(a)redhat.com> writes:
The trouble is indeed that buf_read_ulong passes 8 as size to
convert
while the size of a long in the core file is 4. The attached patch
fixes this and adds an explicit testcase for a i686 core file. CCed
Petr who originally added the support to double check I didn't
misinterpret the intention of buf_read_ulong calling convert.
I don't have any particular memories of that code anymore, but after
looking into it anew, your patch looks reasonable. Please apply.
Thanks,
PM