Commit dd96fbc5 by H.J. Lu Committed by H.J. Lu

extend.texi: Update __builtin_return_address and __builtin_frame_address.

2001-07-23  H.J. Lu  (hjl@gnu.org)

	* doc/extend.texi: Update __builtin_return_address and
	__builtin_frame_address.

From-SVN: r44281
parent c50e5bc0
2001-07-23 H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org)
* doc/extend.texi: Update __builtin_return_address and
__builtin_frame_address.
2001-07-23 Richard Henderson <rth@redhat.com>
* config/i386/i386.c (ix86_expand_setcc): Don't use method 0
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......@@ -3703,7 +3703,9 @@ The @var{level} argument must be a constant integer.
On some machines it may be impossible to determine the return address of
any function other than the current one; in such cases, or when the top
of the stack has been reached, this function will return @code{0}.
of the stack has been reached, this function will return @code{0} or a
random value. In addition, @code{__builtin_frame_address} may be used
to determine if the top of the stack has been reached.
This function should only be used with a non-zero argument for debugging
purposes.
......@@ -3725,8 +3727,13 @@ has a dedicated frame pointer register, and the function has a frame,
then @code{__builtin_frame_address} will return the value of the frame
pointer register.
The caveats that apply to @code{__builtin_return_address} apply to this
function as well.
On some machines it may be impossible to determine the frame address of
any function other than the current one; in such cases, or when the top
of the stack has been reached, this function will return @code{0} if
the first frame pointer is properly initialized by the startup code.
This function should only be used with a non-zero argument for debugging
purposes.
@end deftypefn
@node Other Builtins
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