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.TH "UNW\\_GETCONTEXT" "3" "30 March 2004" "Programming Library " "Programming Library "
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.SH NAME
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unw_getcontext
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\-\- get initial machine\-state
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.PP
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.PP
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#include <libunwind.h>
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int
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unw_getcontext(unw_context_t *ucp);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The unw_getcontext()
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routine initializes the context structure
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pointed to by ucp
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with the machine\-state of the call\-site. The
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exact set of registers stored by unw_getcontext()
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is
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platform\-specific, but, in general, at least all preserved
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(``callee\-saved\&'') and all frame\-related registers, such as the
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stack\-pointer, will be stored.
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.PP
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This routine is normally implemented as a macro and applications
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should not attempt to take its address.
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.SH PLATFORM\-SPECIFIC NOTES
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On IA\-64, unw_context_t
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has a layout that is compatible with
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that of ucontext_t
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and such structures can be initialized with
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getcontext()
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instead of unw_getcontext().
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However, the
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reverse is \fInot\fP
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true and it is \fInot\fP
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safe to use structures
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initialized by unw_getcontext()
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in places where a structure
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initialized by getcontext()
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is expected. The reason for this
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asymmetry is that unw_getcontext()
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is optimized for maximum
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performance and does not, for example, save the signal mask.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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On successful completion, unw_getcontext()
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returns 0.
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Otherwise, a value of \-1 is returned.
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.SH THREAD AND SIGNAL SAFETY
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unw_getcontext()
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is thread\-safe as well as safe to use
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from a signal handler.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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libunwind(3),
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unw_init_local(3)
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.SH AUTHOR
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David Mosberger\-Tang
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Hewlett\-Packard Labs
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Palo\-Alto, CA 94304
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Email: \fBdavidm@hpl.hp.com\fP
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WWW: \fBhttp://www.hpl.hp.com/research/linux/libunwind/\fP\&.
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