On 09/08/07, Rene Herman <rene.herman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 08/09/2007 11:37 PM, Jesper Juhl wrote: > > > On 09/08/07, Rene Herman <rene.herman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 08/09/2007 10:49 PM, Jesper Juhl wrote: > >> > >>> On 09/08/07, Rene Herman <rene.herman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>> On 08/09/2007 09:29 PM, Jesper Juhl wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On 09/08/07, Stavros Passas <stabat@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>>> For example, one line could be : > >>>>>> [<ffffffff802478c1>] acct_collect+0x42/0x18e > >>>>>> > >>>>> [<address_of_function>] name_of_function+offset_into_function/size_of_function > >>>> "return address as found on stack", rather than "address_of_function". > >>>> > >>> Right, as found on stack, I guess I should have elaborated on that bit - thanks. > >> Well... hope I'm not annoying you or anything, but the "return address" bit > >> was actually more the point than the "as found on stack" bit. If the printed > >> name is "name_of_function" then the printed address is not > >> address_of_function (but address_of_function+offset_into_function). > >> > > > > call foo > > > > address of caller gets pushed onto the stack, that's the addr printed, > > the address that would later be returned to by > > > > ret > > > > > > agreed? > > This conversation stands a fairly high chance of confusing the poster. You said: > > > [<address_of_function>] name_of_function+offset_into_function/size_of_function > > Taking the example he posted -- 0xffffffff802478c1 is not the address of the > function "acct_collect". > > It's the return address _inside_ acct_collect to which flow of control would > return; it's &acct_collect + 0x42. As such calling it That's what I tried to say in my previous mail. >"address_of_function" > while you called acct_collect "name_of_function" was incorrect. That's all. > We agree. :-) -- Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@xxxxxxxxx> Don't top-post http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/T/top-post.html Plain text mails only, please http://www.expita.com/nomime.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
