pub_tool_execontext.h revision 3059d27cb39d904fefde0c49ff753d71788cd2fd 
1/*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
2/*--- ExeContexts: long-lived stack traces.  pub_tool_execontext.h ---*/
3/*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
4
5/*
6   This file is part of Valgrind, a dynamic binary instrumentation
7   framework.
8
9   Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Julian Seward
10      jseward@acm.org
11
12   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
13   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
14   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
15   License, or (at your option) any later version.
16
17   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
18   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
19   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
20   General Public License for more details.
21
22   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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24   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
25   02111-1307, USA.
26
27   The GNU General Public License is contained in the file COPYING.
28*/
29
30#ifndef __PUB_TOOL_EXECONTEXT_H
31#define __PUB_TOOL_EXECONTEXT_H
32
33// It's an abstract type.
34typedef
35   struct _ExeContext
36   ExeContext;
37
38// Resolution type used to decide how closely to compare two errors for
39// equality.
40typedef
41   enum { Vg_LowRes, Vg_MedRes, Vg_HighRes }
42   VgRes;
43
44// Take a snapshot of the client's stack.  Search our collection of
45// ExeContexts to see if we already have it, and if not, allocate a
46// new one.  Either way, return a pointer to the context.  Context size
47// controlled by --num-callers option.
48//
49// This should only be used for long-lived stack traces.  If you want a
50// short-lived stack trace, use VG_(get_StackTrace)().
51//
52// If called from generated code, use VG_(get_running_tid)() to get the
53// current ThreadId.  If called from non-generated code, the current
54// ThreadId should be passed in by the core.  The initial IP value to
55// use is adjusted by first_ip_delta before the stack is unwound.
56// A safe value to pass is zero.
57extern
58ExeContext* VG_(record_ExeContext) ( ThreadId tid, Word first_ip_delta );
59
60// Trivial version of VG_(record_ExeContext), which just records the
61// thread's current program counter but does not do any stack
62// unwinding.  This is useful in some rare cases when we suspect the
63// stack might be outside mapped storage, and so unwinding
64// might cause a segfault.  In this case we can at least safely
65// produce a one-element stack trace, which is better than nothing.
66extern
67ExeContext* VG_(record_depth_1_ExeContext)( ThreadId tid );
68
69// Apply a function to every element in the ExeContext.  The parameter 'n'
70// gives the index of the passed ip.  Doesn't go below main() unless
71// --show-below-main=yes is set.
72extern void VG_(apply_ExeContext)( void(*action)(UInt n, Addr ip),
73                                   ExeContext* ec, UInt n_ips );
74
75// Compare two ExeContexts.  Number of callers considered depends on `res':
76//   Vg_LowRes:  2
77//   Vg_MedRes:  4
78//   Vg_HighRes: all
79extern Bool VG_(eq_ExeContext) ( VgRes res, ExeContext* e1, ExeContext* e2 );
80
81// Print an ExeContext.
82extern void VG_(pp_ExeContext) ( ExeContext* ec );
83
84#endif   // __PUB_TOOL_EXECONTEXT_H
85
86/*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
87/*--- end                                                          ---*/
88/*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
89