tools/reorder/mcount.c

Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:09:35 +0100

author
Michael Schloh von Bennewitz <michael@schloh.com>
date
Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:09:35 +0100
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Cloned upstream origin tor-browser at tor-browser-31.3.0esr-4.5-1-build1
revision ID fc1c9ff7c1b2defdbc039f12214767608f46423f for hacking purpose.

michael@0 1 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
michael@0 2 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
michael@0 3 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
michael@0 4
michael@0 5 /*
michael@0 6
michael@0 7 A library that can be LD_PRELOAD-ed to dump a function's address on
michael@0 8 function entry.
michael@0 9
michael@0 10 */
michael@0 11
michael@0 12 #include <unistd.h>
michael@0 13
michael@0 14 /**
michael@0 15 * When compiled with `-pg' (or even just `-p'), gcc inserts a call to
michael@0 16 * |mcount| in each function prologue. This implementation of |mcount|
michael@0 17 * will grab the return address from the stack, and write it to stdout
michael@0 18 * as a binary stream, creating a gross execution trace the
michael@0 19 * instrumented program.
michael@0 20 *
michael@0 21 * For more info on gcc inline assembly, see:
michael@0 22 *
michael@0 23 * <http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-ia.html?dwzone=linux>
michael@0 24 *
michael@0 25 */
michael@0 26 void
michael@0 27 mcount()
michael@0 28 {
michael@0 29 register unsigned int caller;
michael@0 30 unsigned int buf[1];
michael@0 31
michael@0 32 // Grab the return address.
michael@0 33 asm("movl 4(%%esp),%0"
michael@0 34 : "=r"(caller));
michael@0 35
michael@0 36 buf[0] = caller;
michael@0 37 write(STDOUT_FILENO, buf, sizeof buf[0]);
michael@0 38 }

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