On Wed, May 31, 2000 at 05:20:37PM -0400, Mohammad Banikazemi wrote:
> I am trying to write a handler for SIGSEGV.
> My handler is of the following form:
>
> void segv_handler(sig, scs)
> int sig;
> struct sigcontext_struct scs;
> {
>
> ...
>
> }
>
> I expect to find the virtual address which caused the SIGSEGV
> in scs.cr2 and based on that my handler is supposed to take an action.
>
> However, in *some* of my programs, this field of scs doesn't contain
> the correct virtual address. Inside my segv_handler routine, I print the
if it is conssistent on a per program basis, maybe you have accidentally
included some wrong headers?
It has always worked for my programs.
> P.S. I posted the same question in comp.os.linux.development.apps and
> some
> one suggested that I use a handler of the following form
>
> void segv_handler(iSig, pSigInfo, pContext)
> int iSig;
> struct siginfo *pSigInfo;
> void *pContext;
> {
> segv_address = pSigInfo->si_addr;
> :
> :
> }
>
> I assume that I have to set the sa_flags to SA_SIGINFO when I set my
> segv_handler to be the segv handler by using the sigaction call. I have
> done this
> but the address I find in pSigInfo->si_addr is incorrect. I am pretty
> sure
> about the address which causes the execution of my segv_handler.
doesn't work in 2.2.X, i hope it will work in 2.4
Bye
Richard
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