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mostang.com!davidm c44549f66b Clarify that unw_getcontext() may be a macro.
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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[fancyhdr,pdf]{latex2man}
\input{common.tex}
\begin{document}
\begin{Name}{3}{unw\_getcontext}{David Mosberger-Tang}{Programming Library}{unw\_getcontext}unw\_getcontext -- get initial machine-state
\end{Name}
\section{Synopsis}
\File{\#include $<$libunwind.h$>$}\\
\Type{int} \Func{unw\_getcontext}(\Type{unw\_context\_t~*}\Var{ucp});\\
\section{Description}
The \Func{unw\_getcontext}() routine initializes the context structure
pointed to by \Var{ucp} with the machine-state of the call-site. The
exact set of registers stored by \Func{unw\_getcontext}() is
platform-specific, but, in general, at least all preserved
(``callee-saved'') and all frame-related registers, such as the
stack-pointer, will be stored.
This routine is normally implemented as a macro and applications
should not attempt to take its address.
\section{Return Value}
On successful completion, \Func{unw\_getcontext}() returns 0.
Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned.
\section{Thread and Signal Safety}
\Func{unw\_getcontext}() is thread-safe as well as safe to use
from a signal handler.
\section{See Also}
\SeeAlso{libunwind(3)},
\SeeAlso{unw\_init\_local(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/}.
\LatexManEnd
\end{document}