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Re: [libunwind] Unwinding using the context passed to a signal handler (


From: David Mosberger
Subject: Re: [libunwind] Unwinding using the context passed to a signal handler (doesn't work)
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:46:50 -0800

>>>>> On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:08:59 +0100, address@hidden (Matthieu Delahaye) 
>>>>> said:

  Matthieu> The attached program and tests/bt.c are both using
  Matthieu> unw_get_proc_name.  The "Thread and signal safety" section
  Matthieu> of the related man page specify it is not safe to use from
  Matthieu> a signal handler.

OK, I fixed the implementation of unw_get_proc_name() to be
async-signal safe (when called for a cursor in the local
address-space) and updated the documentation (in the bk repo)
accordingly.  The documentation on the web-site will be updated when
0.97 is released (lest I forget...).

Thanks,

        --david


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