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      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) 2000-2013 Julian Seward
     10       jseward (at) 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
     23    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     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 #include "pub_tool_basics.h"   // ThreadID
     34 
     35 // It's an abstract type.
     36 typedef
     37    struct _ExeContext
     38    ExeContext;
     39 
     40 // Resolution type used to decide how closely to compare two errors for
     41 // equality.
     42 typedef
     43    enum { Vg_LowRes, Vg_MedRes, Vg_HighRes }
     44    VgRes;
     45 
     46 // Take a snapshot of the client's stack.  Search our collection of
     47 // ExeContexts to see if we already have it, and if not, allocate a
     48 // new one.  Either way, return a pointer to the context.  Context size
     49 // controlled by --num-callers option.
     50 //
     51 // This should only be used for long-lived stack traces.  If you want a
     52 // short-lived stack trace, use VG_(get_StackTrace)().
     53 //
     54 // If called from generated code, use VG_(get_running_tid)() to get the
     55 // current ThreadId.  If called from non-generated code, the current
     56 // ThreadId should be passed in by the core.  The initial IP value to
     57 // use is adjusted by first_ip_delta before the stack is unwound.
     58 // A safe value to pass is zero.
     59 //
     60 // See comments in pub_tool_stacktrace.h for precise definition of
     61 // the meaning of the code addresses in the returned ExeContext.
     62 extern
     63 ExeContext* VG_(record_ExeContext) ( ThreadId tid, Word first_ip_delta );
     64 
     65 // Trivial version of VG_(record_ExeContext), which just records the
     66 // thread's current program counter but does not do any stack
     67 // unwinding.  This is useful in some rare cases when we suspect the
     68 // stack might be outside mapped storage, and so unwinding
     69 // might cause a segfault.  In this case we can at least safely
     70 // produce a one-element stack trace, which is better than nothing.
     71 extern
     72 ExeContext* VG_(record_depth_1_ExeContext)(ThreadId tid, Word first_ip_delta);
     73 
     74 // Apply a function to every element in the ExeContext.  The parameter 'n'
     75 // gives the index of the passed ip.  Doesn't go below main() unless
     76 // --show-below-main=yes is set.
     77 extern void VG_(apply_ExeContext)( void(*action)(UInt n, Addr ip),
     78                                    ExeContext* ec, UInt n_ips );
     79 
     80 // Compare two ExeContexts.  Number of callers considered depends on `res':
     81 //   Vg_LowRes:  2
     82 //   Vg_MedRes:  4
     83 //   Vg_HighRes: all
     84 extern Bool VG_(eq_ExeContext) ( VgRes res, ExeContext* e1, ExeContext* e2 );
     85 
     86 // Print an ExeContext.
     87 extern void VG_(pp_ExeContext) ( ExeContext* ec );
     88 
     89 // Get the 32-bit unique reference number for this ExeContext
     90 // (the "ExeContext Unique").  Guaranteed to be nonzero and to be a
     91 // multiple of four (iow, the lowest two bits are guaranteed to
     92 // be zero, so that callers can store other information there.
     93 extern UInt VG_(get_ECU_from_ExeContext)( ExeContext* e );
     94 
     95 // How many entries (frames) in this ExeContext?
     96 extern Int VG_(get_ExeContext_n_ips)( ExeContext* e );
     97 
     98 // Find the ExeContext that has the given ECU, if any.
     99 // NOTE: very slow.  Do not call often.
    100 extern ExeContext* VG_(get_ExeContext_from_ECU)( UInt uniq );
    101 
    102 // Make an ExeContext containing just 'a', and nothing else
    103 ExeContext* VG_(make_depth_1_ExeContext_from_Addr)( Addr a );
    104 
    105 // Is this a plausible-looking ECU ?  Catches some obvious stupid
    106 // cases, but does not guarantee that the ECU is really valid, that
    107 // is, has an associated ExeContext.
    108 static inline Bool VG_(is_plausible_ECU)( UInt ecu ) {
    109    return (ecu > 0) && ((ecu & 3) == 0);
    110 }
    111 
    112 // Make an ExeContext containing exactly the specified stack frames.
    113 ExeContext* VG_(make_ExeContext_from_StackTrace)( Addr* ips, UInt n_ips );
    114 
    115 // Returns the "null" exe context. The null execontext is an artificial
    116 // exe context, with a stack trace made of one Addr (the NULL address).
    117 extern
    118 ExeContext* VG_(null_ExeContext) (void);
    119 
    120 #endif   // __PUB_TOOL_EXECONTEXT_H
    121 
    122 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    123 /*--- end                                                          ---*/
    124 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    125