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From: servio!marcs@uunet.uu.net (Marc San Soucie)
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Subject: Reading a Function's Return Address
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Date: 19 Jul 90 17:03:35 GMT
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Has anyone attempted and succeeded in coding a 'C' fragment which can be
used on a SPARC to determine a function's caller's return address from
within the function? I am trying to generate some tracking software, which
would like to show who has called a function. The old trick of walking
backwards on the stack is none too effective for this.

E-mail would be nice, but I'll watch this group.

    Marc San Soucie
    Servio Corporation
    Beaverton, Oregon
    marcs@slc.com