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Re: RFC: %ebp-based backtrace patch

From: "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche at redhat dot com>
To: Michael Matz <matz at suse dot de>
Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org, Mark Kettenis <kettenis at gnu dot org>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:19:32 -0400
Subject: Re: RFC: %ebp-based backtrace patch
References: <20090706183316.GA26074@caradoc.them.org> <y0mzlbhy3m8.fsf@fche.csb> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0907071409490.29566@wotan.suse.de>

Hi -

On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 02:15:19PM +0200, Michael Matz wrote:
> [...]
> > Could gdb partially disassemble such functions to check
> > whether %ebp is likely being used as this heuristic expects?
> 
> Nope.  We don't know the function borders.  [...]

I'm feeling dense, so can you explain why?  We have at least a
PC value, which one could map in the symbol table, no?

- FChE

Follow-Ups:
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References:
- RFC: %ebp-based backtrace patch
  - From: Daniel Jacobowitz
- Re: RFC: %ebp-based backtrace patch
  - From: Frank Ch. Eigler
- Re: RFC: %ebp-based backtrace patch
  - From: Michael Matz

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