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The problem is that dlopening the same module a second time will return a reference to the same object as the first dlopen, so both copies will work with the same static data. magfr 2009-03-04T22:07 UTC
 
The problem is that dlopening the same module a second time will return a reference to the same object as the first dlopen, so both copies will work with the same static data. magfr 2009-03-04T22:07 UTC
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* Oh, that's right.. I should have checked <em>dlopen(3)</em> first.. octo 09:53, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

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How is loading the shared object multiple times problematic? As long as non-static symbols of the are not exported by default, both objects should live in their private little happy place. Actually, I doubt that setting RTLD_GLOBAL or similar would be a problem, because actually not symbol resolution takes place.. octo 21:45, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

The problem is that dlopening the same module a second time will return a reference to the same object as the first dlopen, so both copies will work with the same static data. magfr 2009-03-04T22:07 UTC

  • Oh, that's right.. I should have checked dlopen(3) first.. octo 09:53, 5 March 2009 (UTC)