URGENT : elf_update - low performance with large files ? (fwd)

[Anitha Boyapati <anithab at sankhya dot com>]

Hi,

 Firstly, I would say my message is somewhere completely off the topic on 
either of the lists. But I dont know where to ask for help. I searched and
searched for all pointers on libelf.

 Now, I use an age-old version probably - libelf.so.0.8.2.
I donno from where I got it, but probably from mr511 site only.

 So this libelf, I use, in reading and writing elf object files.
While library appears doing the work smartly for smaller files (elf object 
files), it sucks at rather too large files ( ~ 100,000). Profiling shows 
98% of the time is spent only in elf_update(). ( took nearly 2 hours for 
creating objectfile of an 500,000 lined assembly file )

 Does anyone have any idea where should I find some tips for avoiding this 
? Is it something really to do with libelf only ? Any pointers are really 
helpful. This kinda ASAP for me.

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   Thanks! 
  
  

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Anitha B
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:15:24 +0530 (IST)
From: Anitha Boyapati <anithab@linux42.sankhya.com>
To: libelf@mr511.de
Subject: URGENT : elf_update - low performance with large files ?


Hi,
 
 I am a user of libelf. I am using libelf to create and update elf object 
files by an assembler. Now the biggest problem is - elf_update.

 For an assembly file of about 500000 lines, the performance is unusually 
low. Profiling shows 98% of the timespent in elf_update !

 I use a memory image update (ELF_C_NULL) so as to defer writing to actual 
file until much later. What I would like to know is :

  * elf_update() depends on memory size of the object file being written ?

  * are there any leaks at that point in libelf ?
 
  * Where can I get performance aspects of libelf - like it slows
    down if for a large memory image of an object file

  Btwn, I am also rather much suprised for not finding anything related
  to libelf other than documenatation ( some mailing list-open..I 
  expected). Maybe I shouldnot have expected something like GCC.

  Sorry if I have sounded rude. Nice to have a tool, but having used it I 
am struck at some unknown place which left me with nothing much to 
contemplate - an awkward situation :(
 
 Any help appreciated deeply. Thanks
 

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Regards,
Anitha B
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