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TAKE - Handle call *disp8(%reg) in kdb for ix86 backtrace

Subject: TAKE - Handle call *disp8(%reg) in kdb for ix86 backtrace
From: Keith Owens <kaos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 14:09:18 +1000
Sender: owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
Some code generates call *disp8(%reg) for calls via function pointers,
kdb needs to check for this construct when attempting an ix86
backtrace.  In particular the call from real_lookup to
[xfs]linvfs_lookup uses call *disp8(%reg).  This explains why some ix86
backtraces said <unknown>.

Date:  Sat May 26 21:02:58 PDT 2001
Workarea:  sherman.melbourne.sgi.com:/build/kaos/2.4.x-xfs

The following file(s) were checked into:
  bonnie.engr.sgi.com:/isms/slinx/2.4.x-xfs


Modid:  2.4.x-xfs:slinx:96002a
linux/arch/i386/kdb/kdbasupport.c - 1.15


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