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Austin Schuh36244a12019-09-21 17:52:38 -07001// Copyright 2018 The Abseil Authors.
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14//
15// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
16// File: stacktrace.h
17// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
18//
19// This file contains routines to extract the current stack trace and associated
20// stack frames. These functions are thread-safe and async-signal-safe.
21//
22// Note that stack trace functionality is platform dependent and requires
23// additional support from the compiler/build system in most cases. (That is,
24// this functionality generally only works on platforms/builds that have been
25// specifically configured to support it.)
26//
27// Note: stack traces in Abseil that do not utilize a symbolizer will result in
28// frames consisting of function addresses rather than human-readable function
29// names. (See symbolize.h for information on symbolizing these values.)
30
31#ifndef ABSL_DEBUGGING_STACKTRACE_H_
32#define ABSL_DEBUGGING_STACKTRACE_H_
33
Austin Schuhb4691e92020-12-31 12:37:18 -080034#include "absl/base/config.h"
35
Austin Schuh36244a12019-09-21 17:52:38 -070036namespace absl {
Austin Schuhb4691e92020-12-31 12:37:18 -080037ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
Austin Schuh36244a12019-09-21 17:52:38 -070038
39// GetStackFrames()
40//
41// Records program counter values for up to `max_depth` frames, skipping the
Austin Schuhb4691e92020-12-31 12:37:18 -080042// most recent `skip_count` stack frames, stores their corresponding values
43// and sizes in `results` and `sizes` buffers, and returns the number of frames
44// stored. (Note that the frame generated for the `absl::GetStackFrames()`
45// routine itself is also skipped.)
Austin Schuh36244a12019-09-21 17:52:38 -070046//
47// Example:
48//
49// main() { foo(); }
50// foo() { bar(); }
51// bar() {
52// void* result[10];
53// int sizes[10];
54// int depth = absl::GetStackFrames(result, sizes, 10, 1);
55// }
56//
57// The current stack frame would consist of three function calls: `bar()`,
58// `foo()`, and then `main()`; however, since the `GetStackFrames()` call sets
59// `skip_count` to `1`, it will skip the frame for `bar()`, the most recently
Austin Schuhb4691e92020-12-31 12:37:18 -080060// invoked function call. It will therefore return 2 and fill `result` with
61// program counters within the following functions:
Austin Schuh36244a12019-09-21 17:52:38 -070062//
63// result[0] foo()
64// result[1] main()
65//
66// (Note: in practice, a few more entries after `main()` may be added to account
67// for startup processes.)
68//
69// Corresponding stack frame sizes will also be recorded:
70//
71// sizes[0] 16
72// sizes[1] 16
73//
74// (Stack frame sizes of `16` above are just for illustration purposes.)
75//
76// Stack frame sizes of 0 or less indicate that those frame sizes couldn't
77// be identified.
78//
79// This routine may return fewer stack frame entries than are
80// available. Also note that `result` and `sizes` must both be non-null.
81extern int GetStackFrames(void** result, int* sizes, int max_depth,
82 int skip_count);
83
84// GetStackFramesWithContext()
85//
86// Records program counter values obtained from a signal handler. Records
87// program counter values for up to `max_depth` frames, skipping the most recent
Austin Schuhb4691e92020-12-31 12:37:18 -080088// `skip_count` stack frames, stores their corresponding values and sizes in
89// `results` and `sizes` buffers, and returns the number of frames stored. (Note
90// that the frame generated for the `absl::GetStackFramesWithContext()` routine
91// itself is also skipped.)
Austin Schuh36244a12019-09-21 17:52:38 -070092//
93// The `uc` parameter, if non-null, should be a pointer to a `ucontext_t` value
94// passed to a signal handler registered via the `sa_sigaction` field of a
95// `sigaction` struct. (See
96// http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/sigaction.2.html.) The `uc` value may
97// help a stack unwinder to provide a better stack trace under certain
98// conditions. `uc` may safely be null.
99//
100// The `min_dropped_frames` output parameter, if non-null, points to the
101// location to note any dropped stack frames, if any, due to buffer limitations
102// or other reasons. (This value will be set to `0` if no frames were dropped.)
103// The number of total stack frames is guaranteed to be >= skip_count +
104// max_depth + *min_dropped_frames.
105extern int GetStackFramesWithContext(void** result, int* sizes, int max_depth,
106 int skip_count, const void* uc,
107 int* min_dropped_frames);
108
109// GetStackTrace()
110//
111// Records program counter values for up to `max_depth` frames, skipping the
Austin Schuhb4691e92020-12-31 12:37:18 -0800112// most recent `skip_count` stack frames, stores their corresponding values
113// in `results`, and returns the number of frames
114// stored. Note that this function is similar to `absl::GetStackFrames()`
Austin Schuh36244a12019-09-21 17:52:38 -0700115// except that it returns the stack trace only, and not stack frame sizes.
116//
117// Example:
118//
119// main() { foo(); }
120// foo() { bar(); }
121// bar() {
122// void* result[10];
123// int depth = absl::GetStackTrace(result, 10, 1);
124// }
125//
126// This produces:
127//
128// result[0] foo
129// result[1] main
130// .... ...
131//
132// `result` must not be null.
133extern int GetStackTrace(void** result, int max_depth, int skip_count);
134
135// GetStackTraceWithContext()
136//
137// Records program counter values obtained from a signal handler. Records
138// program counter values for up to `max_depth` frames, skipping the most recent
Austin Schuhb4691e92020-12-31 12:37:18 -0800139// `skip_count` stack frames, stores their corresponding values in `results`,
140// and returns the number of frames stored. (Note that the frame generated for
141// the `absl::GetStackFramesWithContext()` routine itself is also skipped.)
Austin Schuh36244a12019-09-21 17:52:38 -0700142//
143// The `uc` parameter, if non-null, should be a pointer to a `ucontext_t` value
144// passed to a signal handler registered via the `sa_sigaction` field of a
145// `sigaction` struct. (See
146// http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/sigaction.2.html.) The `uc` value may
147// help a stack unwinder to provide a better stack trace under certain
148// conditions. `uc` may safely be null.
149//
150// The `min_dropped_frames` output parameter, if non-null, points to the
151// location to note any dropped stack frames, if any, due to buffer limitations
152// or other reasons. (This value will be set to `0` if no frames were dropped.)
153// The number of total stack frames is guaranteed to be >= skip_count +
154// max_depth + *min_dropped_frames.
155extern int GetStackTraceWithContext(void** result, int max_depth,
156 int skip_count, const void* uc,
157 int* min_dropped_frames);
158
159// SetStackUnwinder()
160//
161// Provides a custom function for unwinding stack frames that will be used in
162// place of the default stack unwinder when invoking the static
163// GetStack{Frames,Trace}{,WithContext}() functions above.
164//
165// The arguments passed to the unwinder function will match the
166// arguments passed to `absl::GetStackFramesWithContext()` except that sizes
167// will be non-null iff the caller is interested in frame sizes.
168//
169// If unwinder is set to null, we revert to the default stack-tracing behavior.
170//
171// *****************************************************************************
172// WARNING
173// *****************************************************************************
174//
175// absl::SetStackUnwinder is not suitable for general purpose use. It is
176// provided for custom runtimes.
177// Some things to watch out for when calling `absl::SetStackUnwinder()`:
178//
179// (a) The unwinder may be called from within signal handlers and
180// therefore must be async-signal-safe.
181//
182// (b) Even after a custom stack unwinder has been unregistered, other
183// threads may still be in the process of using that unwinder.
184// Therefore do not clean up any state that may be needed by an old
185// unwinder.
186// *****************************************************************************
187extern void SetStackUnwinder(int (*unwinder)(void** pcs, int* sizes,
188 int max_depth, int skip_count,
189 const void* uc,
190 int* min_dropped_frames));
191
192// DefaultStackUnwinder()
193//
194// Records program counter values of up to `max_depth` frames, skipping the most
195// recent `skip_count` stack frames, and stores their corresponding values in
196// `pcs`. (Note that the frame generated for this call itself is also skipped.)
197// This function acts as a generic stack-unwinder; prefer usage of the more
198// specific `GetStack{Trace,Frames}{,WithContext}()` functions above.
199//
200// If you have set your own stack unwinder (with the `SetStackUnwinder()`
201// function above, you can still get the default stack unwinder by calling
202// `DefaultStackUnwinder()`, which will ignore any previously set stack unwinder
203// and use the default one instead.
204//
205// Because this function is generic, only `pcs` is guaranteed to be non-null
206// upon return. It is legal for `sizes`, `uc`, and `min_dropped_frames` to all
207// be null when called.
208//
209// The semantics are the same as the corresponding `GetStack*()` function in the
210// case where `absl::SetStackUnwinder()` was never called. Equivalents are:
211//
212// null sizes | non-nullptr sizes
213// |==========================================================|
214// null uc | GetStackTrace() | GetStackFrames() |
215// non-null uc | GetStackTraceWithContext() | GetStackFramesWithContext() |
216// |==========================================================|
217extern int DefaultStackUnwinder(void** pcs, int* sizes, int max_depth,
218 int skip_count, const void* uc,
219 int* min_dropped_frames);
220
221namespace debugging_internal {
222// Returns true for platforms which are expected to have functioning stack trace
223// implementations. Intended to be used for tests which want to exclude
224// verification of logic known to be broken because stack traces are not
225// working.
226extern bool StackTraceWorksForTest();
227} // namespace debugging_internal
Austin Schuhb4691e92020-12-31 12:37:18 -0800228ABSL_NAMESPACE_END
Austin Schuh36244a12019-09-21 17:52:38 -0700229} // namespace absl
230
231#endif // ABSL_DEBUGGING_STACKTRACE_H_