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.TH "UNW\\_GETCONTEXT" "3" "16 August 2007" "Programming Library " "Programming Library "
.SH NAME
unw_getcontext
\-\- get initial machine\-state
.PP
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
#include <libunwind.h>
.br
.PP
int
unw_getcontext(unw_context_t *ucp);
.br
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The unw_getcontext()
routine initializes the context structure
pointed to by ucp
with the machine\-state of the call\-site. The
exact set of registers stored by 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.
.PP
This routine is normally implemented as a macro and applications
should not attempt to take its address.
.PP
.SH PLATFORM\-SPECIFIC NOTES
.PP
On IA\-64, unw_context_t
has a layout that is compatible with
that of ucontext_t
and such structures can be initialized with
getcontext()
instead of unw_getcontext().
However, the
reverse is \fInot\fP
true and it is \fInot\fP
safe to use structures
initialized by unw_getcontext()
in places where a structure
initialized by getcontext()
is expected. The reason for this
asymmetry is that unw_getcontext()
is optimized for maximum
performance and does not, for example, save the signal mask.
.PP
.SH RETURN VALUE
.PP
On successful completion, unw_getcontext()
returns 0.
Otherwise, a value of \-1 is returned.
.PP
.SH THREAD AND SIGNAL SAFETY
.PP
unw_getcontext()
is thread\-safe as well as safe to use
from a signal handler.
.PP
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
libunwind(3),
unw_init_local(3)
.PP
.SH AUTHOR
.PP
David Mosberger\-Tang
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Email: \fBdmosberger@gmail.com\fP
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WWW: \fBhttp://www.nongnu.org/libunwind/\fP\&.
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