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\documentclass{article}
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\begin{Name}{3}{unw\_is\_signal\_frame}{David Mosberger-Tang}{Programming Library}{unw\_is\_signal\_frame}unw\_is\_signal\_frame -- check if current frame is a signal frame
\end{Name}
\section{Synopsis}
\File{\#include $<$libunwind.h$>$}\\
\Type{int} \Func{unw\_is\_signal\_frame}(\Type{unw\_cursor\_t~*}\Var{cp});\\
\section{Description}
The \Func{unw\_is\_signal\_frame}() routine returns a positive value
if the current frame identified by \Var{cp} is a signal frame, and a
value of 0 otherwise. For the purpose of this discussion, a signal
frame is a frame that was created in response to a potentially
asynchronous interruption. For UNIX and UNIX-like platforms, such
frames are normally created by the kernel when delivering a signal.
In a kernel-environment, a signal frame might, for example, correspond
to a frame created in response to a device interrupt.
Signal frames are somewhat unusual because the asynchronous nature of
the events that create them require storing the contents of registers
that are normally treated as scratch (``caller-saved'') registers.
\section{Return Value}
On successful completion, \Func{unw\_is\_signal\_frame}() returns a
positive value if the current frame is a signal frame, or 0 if it is
not. Otherwise, a negative value of one of the error-codes below is
returned.
\section{Thread and Signal Safety}
\Func{unw\_is\_signal\_frame}() is thread-safe as well as safe to use
from a signal handler.
\section{Errors}
\begin{Description}
\item[\Const{UNW\_ENOINFO}] \Prog{Libunwind} is unable to determine
whether or not the current frame is a signal frame.
\end{Description}
\section{See Also}
\SeeAlso{libunwind(3)},
\SeeAlso{unw\_get\_reg(3)},
\SeeAlso{unw\_set\_reg(3)},
\SeeAlso{unw\_get\_fpreg(3)},
\SeeAlso{unw\_set\_fpreg(3)}
\section{Author}
\noindent
David Mosberger-Tang\\
Hewlett-Packard Labs\\
Palo-Alto, CA 94304\\
Email: \Email{davidm@hpl.hp.com}\\
WWW: \URL{http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/linux/libunwind/}.
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