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.TH "LIBUNWIND\-PTRACE" "3" "05 March 2003" "Programming Library " "Programming Library "
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.SH NAME
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libunwind\-ptrace \-\- ptrace() support in libunwind
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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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.br
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unw_accessors_t
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_UPT_accessors;
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void *_UPT_create(pid_t);
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void
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_UPT_destroy(void *);
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int
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_UPT_find_proc_info(unw_addr_space_t,
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unw_word_t,
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unw_proc_info_t *,
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int,
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void *);
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void
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_UPT_put_unwind_info(unw_addr_space_t,
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unw_proc_info_t *,
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void *);
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int
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_UPT_get_dyn_info_list_addr(unw_addr_space_t,
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unw_word_t *,
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void *);
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int
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_UPT_access_mem(unw_addr_space_t,
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unw_word_t,
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unw_word_t *,
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int,
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void *);
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int
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_UPT_access_reg(unw_addr_space_t,
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unw_regnum_t,
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unw_word_t *,
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int,
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void *);
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int
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_UPT_access_fpreg(unw_addr_space_t,
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unw_regnum_t,
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unw_fpreg_t *,
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int,
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void *);
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int
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_UPT_get_proc_name(unw_addr_space_t,
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unw_word_t,
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char *,
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size_t,
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unw_word_t *,
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void *);
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int
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_UPT_resume(unw_addr_space_t,
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unw_cursor_t *,
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void *);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The ptrace(2)
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system\-call makes it possible for a process to
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gain access to the machine\-state and virtual memory of \fIanother\fP
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process. With the right set of call\-back routines, it is therefore
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possible to hook up libunwind
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to another process via
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ptrace(2).
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While it\&'s not very difficult to do so directly,
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libunwind
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further facilitates this task by providing
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ready\-to\-use callbacks for this purpose. The routines and variables
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implementing this facility use a name\-prefix of _UPT,
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which is
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stands for ``unwind\-via\-ptrace\&''\&.
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An application that wants to use the _UPT\-facility
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first needs
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to create a new libunwind
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address\-space that represents the
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target process. This is done by calling
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unw_create_addr_space().
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In many cases, the application
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will simply want to pass the address of _UPT_accessors
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as the
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first argument to this routine. Doing so will ensure that
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libunwind
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will be able to properly unwind the target process.
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However, in special circumstances, an application may prefer to use
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only portions of the _UPT\-facility.
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For this reason, the
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individual callback routines (_UPT_find_proc_info(),
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_UPT_put_unwind_info(),
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etc.) are also available for direct
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use. Of course, the addresses of these routines could also be picked
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up from _UPT_accessors,
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but doing so would prevent static
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initialization. Also, when using _UPT_accessors,
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\fIall\fP
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the callback routines will be linked into the application, even if
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they are never actually called.
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Next, the application can turn on ptrace\-mode on the target process,
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either by forking a new process, invoking PTRACE_TRACEME,
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and
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then starting the target program (via execve(2)),
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or by
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directly attaching to an already running process (via
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PTRACE_ATTACH).
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Either way, once the process\-ID (pid) of the
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target process is known, a _UPT\-info\-structure
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can be created
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by calling _UPT_create(),
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passing the pid of the target process
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as the only argument. The returned void\-pointer then needs to be
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passed as the ``argument\&'' pointer (third argument) to
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unw_init_remote().
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The _UPT_resume()
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routine can be used to resume execution of
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the target process. It simply invokes ptrace(2)
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with a command
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value of PTRACE_CONT\&.
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When the application is done using libunwind
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on the target
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process, _UPT_destroy()
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needs to be called, passing it the
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void\-pointer that was returned by the corresponding call to
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_UPT_create().
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This ensures that all memory and other
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resources are freed up.
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.SH AVAILABILITY
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Since ptrace(2)
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works within a single machine only, the
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_UPT\-facility
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by definition is not available in
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libunwind\-versions
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configured for cross\-unwinding.
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.SH THREAD SAFETY
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The _UPT\-facility
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assumes that a single _UPT\-info
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structure is never shared between threads. Because of this, no
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explicit locking is used. As long as only one thread uses
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a _UPT\-info
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structure at any given time, this facility
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is thread\-safe.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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_UPT_create()
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may return a NULL
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pointer if it fails
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to create the _UPT\-info\-structure
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for any reason. For the
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current implementation, the only reason this call may fail is when the
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system is out of memory.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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execve(2),
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libunwind(3),
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ptrace(2)
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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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