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author | Will Newton <will.newton@linaro.org> | 2014-01-28 14:29:35 +0000 |
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committer | Will Newton <will.newton@linaro.org> | 2014-02-11 10:19:24 +0000 |
commit | 7b3436d468bbd1107ec11191d9ff385b1a339cfb (patch) | |
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manual/probes.texi: Add documentation of setjmp/longjmp probes
Add some documentation of the setjmp, longjmp and longjmp_target Systemtap probe points. ChangeLog: 2014-02-11 Will Newton <will.newton@linaro.org> * manual/probes.texi (Internal Probes): Add documentation of setjmp, longjmp and longjmp_target probes.
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diff --git a/manual/probes.texi b/manual/probes.texi index 25d06e5383..8fe8a78a3e 100644 --- a/manual/probes.texi +++ b/manual/probes.texi @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ arguments. @menu * Memory Allocation Probes:: Probes in the memory allocation subsystem * Mathematical Function Probes:: Probes in mathematical functions +* Non-local Goto Probes:: Probes in setjmp and longjmp @end menu @node Memory Allocation Probes @@ -368,3 +369,42 @@ results in multiple precision computation with precision 32. Argument @var{$arg1} is the input to the function, @var{$arg2} is the error bound of @var{$arg1} and @var{$arg3} is the computed result. @end deftp + +@node Non-local Goto Probes +@section Non-local Goto Probes + +These probes are used to signal calls to @code{setjmp}, @code{sigsetjmp}, +@code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp}. + +@deftp Probe setjmp (void *@var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}, void *@var{$arg3}) +This probe is triggered whenever @code{setjmp} or @code{sigsetjmp} is +called. Argument @var{$arg1} is a pointer to the @code{jmp_buf} +passed as the first argument of @code{setjmp} or @code{sigsetjmp}, +@var{$arg2} is the second argument of @code{sigsetjmp} or zero if this +is a call to @code{setjmp} and @var{$arg3} is a pointer to the return +address that will be stored in the @code{jmp_buf}. +@end deftp + +@deftp Probe longjmp (void *@var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}, void *@var{$arg3}) +This probe is triggered whenever @code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp} +is called. Argument @var{$arg1} is a pointer to the @code{jmp_buf} +passed as the first argument of @code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp}, +@var{$arg2} is the return value passed as the second argument of +@code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp} and @var{$arg3} is a pointer to +the return address @code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp} will return to. + +The @code{longjmp} probe is triggered at a point where the registers +have not yet been restored to the values in the @code{jmp_buf} and +unwinding will show a call stack including the caller of +@code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp}. +@end deftp + +@deftp Probe longjmp_target (void *@var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}, void *@var{$arg3}) +This probe is triggered under the same conditions and with the same +arguments as the @code{longjmp} probe. + +The @code{longjmp_target} probe is triggered at a point where the +registers have been restored to the values in the @code{jmp_buf} and +unwinding will show a call stack including the caller of @code{setjmp} +or @code{sigsetjmp}. +@end deftp |