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29*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dd May 23, 2011
30*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Os
31*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dt DWARF_GET_FDE_INSTR_BYTES 3
32*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh NAME
33*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nm dwarf_get_fde_instr_bytes
34*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Nd retrieve instructions from FDE descritpor
35*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh LIBRARY
36*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Lb libdwarf
37*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SYNOPSIS
38*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.In libdwarf.h
39*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ft int
40*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fo dwarf_get_fde_instr_bytes
41*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Fde fde"
42*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Ptr *ret_inst"
43*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Unsigned *ret_len"
44*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fa "Dwarf_Error *error"
45*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fc
46*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh DESCRIPTION
47*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
48*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_get_fde_instr_bytes
49*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucretrieves instruction bytes from a given FDE descriptor.
50*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
51*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
52*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar fde
53*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucshould reference a valid DWARF FDE descriptor.
54*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
55*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
56*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret_inst
57*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucshould point to a location that will be set to a pointer
58*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucto an array of bytes containing the instructions of the
59*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFDE descriptor.
60*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
61*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucArgument
62*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret_len
63*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucshould point to a location that will hold the length in
64*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucbytes of the instructions returned in argument
65*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret_inst .
66*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
67*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIf argument
68*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err
69*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucis not NULL, it will be used to store error information in case of an
70*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucerror.
71*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Pp
72*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucApplications can use the function
73*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_expand_frame_instructions 3
74*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucto parse and expand the returned instruction bytes into an array of
75*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Vt Dwarf_Frame_Op
76*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucdescriptors.
77*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh RETURN VALUES
78*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
79*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_get_fde_instr_bytes
80*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucreturns
81*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_DLV_OK
82*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucwhen it succeeds.
83*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucIn case of an error, it returns
84*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Dv DW_DLV_ERROR
85*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucand sets the argument
86*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar err .
87*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh ERRORS
88*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucFunction
89*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Fn dwarf_get_fde_instr_bytes
90*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuccan fail with:
91*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT"
92*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
93*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucOne of the arguments
94*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar fde ,
95*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret_inst
96*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucor
97*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Ar ret_len
98*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucwas NULL.
99*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.El
100*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Sh SEE ALSO
101*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf 3 ,
102*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_expand_frame_instructions 3 ,
103*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_cie_info 3 ,
104*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_cie_index 3 ,
105*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_cie_of_fde ,
106*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_fde_at_pc 3 ,
107*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_fde_info_for_all_regs 3 ,
108*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_fde_info_for_all_regs3 3 ,
109*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_fde_info_for_cfa_reg3 3 ,
110*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_fde_info_for_reg 3 ,
111*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_fde_info_for_reg3 3 ,
112*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_fde_list 3 ,
113*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_fde_list_eh 3 ,
114*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_fde_n 3 ,
115*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc.Xr dwarf_get_fde_range 3
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