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atom_application_navigation

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NAME

atom_application_navigation, GetFirstObj, GetLastObj, GetNextObj, GetPrevObj, GetFirstObjProc, GetLastObjProc, GetNextProc, GetPrevProc, GetFirstBlock, GetLastBlock, GetNextBlock, GetPrevBlock, GetFirstInst, GetLastInst, GetNextInst, GetPrevInst, GetProcObj, GetBlockProc, GetInstBlock, GetInstBranchTarget - Allows an Atom tool's instrumentation routine to find locations in an application program  

SYNOPSIS

#include <cmplrs/atom.inst.h>

Obj *GetFirstObj( void ); Obj *GetLastObj( void ); Obj *GetNextObj( Obj * ); Obj *GetPrevObj( Obj * ); Proc *GetFirstObjProc( Obj * ); Proc *GetLastObjProc( Obj * ); Proc *GetNextProc( Proc * ); Proc *GetPrevProc( Proc * ); Block *GetFirstBlock( Proc * ); Block *GetLastBlock( Proc * ); Block *GetNextBlock( Block * ); Block *GetPrevBlock( Block * ); Inst *GetFirstInst( Block * ); Inst *GetLastInst( Block * ); Inst *GetNextInst( Inst * ); Inst *GetPrevInst( Inst * ); Inst *GetInstBranchTarget( Inst * ); Obj *GetProcObj( Proc * ); Proc *GetBlockProc( Block * ); Block *GetInstBlock( Inst * );
 

DESCRIPTION

Atom's application navigation routines allow an instrumentation routine to locate areas of an application that are interesting to monitor or analyze.

You can use these routines only from an Atom tool's instrumentation file. See atom(1) for a description of Atom.

Atom allows you view an application with the following granularity: The entire application, including all shared libraries. Either the main executable or a shared library. An object comprises a list of procedures and has it own set of attributes (for example, each object has its own name). A procedure. A basic block. An instruction.

Note

Do not confuse the term object with an object module produced by a compiler. The two terms are completely different.

To traverse the list of objects in an application program, use the following routines: Use the GetFirstObj or GetLastObj routine to obtain a pointer to the first or last object in the program. Nonshared programs, have only one object. For call-shared programs, the first object corresponds to the main program and the remaining objects are its shared libraries. Use the GetNextObj routine to obtain a pointer to the object that follows the specified Obj. If the specified Obj is the last object in the program, GetNextObj returns a NULL pointer. Use the GetPrevObj routine to obtain a pointer to the object that precedes the specified Obj. If the specified Obj is the first object in the program, GetPrevObj returns a NULL pointer.

Note

Because the Instrument routine is called for each object in the program, the object traversal routines in the Instrument do not need to be used routine.

To traverse the list of procedures in an object, use the following routines: Use the GetFirstObjProc or GetLastObjProc routine to obtain a pointer to the first or last procedure in the specified Obj. Use the GetNextProc routine to obtain a pointer to the procedure that follows the specified Proc. If the specified Proc is the last procedure in the object, GetNextProc returns a NULL pointer. Use the GetPrevProc routine to obtain a pointer to the procedure that precedes the specified Proc. If the specified Proc is the first procedure in the object, GetPrevProc returns a NULL pointer.

To traverse the list of basic blocks in a procedure, use the following routines: Use the GetFirstBlock or GetLastBlock routine to obtain a pointer to the first or last basic block in the specified Proc. Use the GetNextBlock routine to obtain a pointer to the basic block that follows the specified Block. If the specified Block is the last basic block in the procedure, GetNextBlock returns a NULL pointer. Use the GetPrevBlock routine to obtain a pointer to the basic block that precedes the specified Block. If the specified Block is the first basic block in the procedure, GetPrevBlock returns a NULL pointer.

To traverse the instructions in a basic block, use the following routines: Use the GetFirstInst or GetLastInst routine to obtain a pointer to the first or last instruction in the specified Block. Use the GetNextInst routine to obtain a pointer to the instruction that follows the specified Inst. If the specified Inst is the last instruction in the basic block, GetNextInst returns a NULL pointer. Use the GetPrevInst routine to obtain a pointer to the instruction that precedes the specified Inst. If the specified Inst is the first instruction in the basic block, GetPrevInst returns a NULL pointer. Use the GetInstBranchTarget routine to obtain a pointer to the instruction that is the target of Inst. An error is raised if Inst is not a branch instruction.

To navigate between the parts of an application, use the following routines: Use the GetProcObj routine to obtain a pointer to the object that contains the specified Proc. Use the GetBlockProc routine to obtain a pointer to the procedure that contains the specified Block. Use the GetInstBlock routine to obtain a pointer to the basic block that contains the specified Inst.
 

RETURN VALUES

These routines return pointers to Obj, Proc, Block, and Inst structures, or NULL pointers, as described in the preceding section.
 

FILES

Header file containing external definitions of Atom routines
 

SEE ALSO

Commands: atom(1)

AtomTools: hiprof(5), pixie(5), third(5)

Functions: atom_application_instrumentation(5), atom_application_query(5), atom_application_resolvers(5), atom_description_file(5), atom_object_management(5), atom_instrumentation_routines(5), AnalHeapBase(5), Xlate(5)

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