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[v3] manual/probes.texi: Add documentation of setjmp/longjmp probes

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Will Newton Feb. 5, 2014, 9:55 a.m. UTC 
Add some documentation of the setjmp, longjmp and longjmp_target
Systemtap probe points.

ChangeLog:

2014-01-28  Will Newton  <will.newton@linaro.org>

	* manual/probes.texi (Internal Probes): Add documentation
	of setjmp, longjmp and longjmp_target probes.
---
 manual/probes.texi | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)

Changes in v3:
 - Use @code annotation more consistently
 - Drop duplicated paragraph from longjmp_target description
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diff --git a/manual/probes.texi b/manual/probes.texi
index 25d06e5..3bf5421 100644
--- a/manual/probes.texi
+++ b/manual/probes.texi
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@  arguments.
 @menu
 * Memory Allocation Probes::  Probes in the memory allocation subsystem
 * Mathematical Function Probes::  Probes in mathematical functions
+* setjmp and longjmp Probes::  Probes in setjmp and longjmp
 @end menu
 
 @node Memory Allocation Probes
@@ -368,3 +369,40 @@  results in multiple precision computation with precision 32.  Argument
 @var{$arg1} is the input to the function, @var{$arg2} is the error bound of
 @var{$arg1} and @var{$arg3} is the computed result.
 @end deftp
+
+@node setjmp and longjmp Probes
+@section setjmp and longjmp Probes
+
+These probes are used to signal calls to @code{setjmp}, @code{sigsetjmp},
+@code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp}.
+
+@deftp Probe setjmp (void *@var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}, void *@var{$arg3})
+This probe is hit whenever @code{setjmp} or @code{sigsetjmp} is called.
+Argument @var{$arg1} is a pointer to the @code{jmp_buf} passed as the first
+argument of @code{setjmp} or @code{sigsetjmp}, @var{$arg2} is the second
+argument of @code{sigsetjmp} or zero if this is a call to @code{setjmp}
+and @var{$arg3} is a pointer to the return address that will be stored
+in the @code{jmp_buf}.
+@end deftp
+
+@deftp Probe longjmp (void *@var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}, void *@var{$arg3})
+This probe is hit whenever @code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp} is called.
+Argument @var{$arg1} is a pointer to the @code{jmp_buf} passed as the first
+argument of @code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp}, @var{$arg2} is the return
+value passed as the second argument of @code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp}
+and @var{$arg3} is a pointer to the return address @code{longjmp} or
+@code{siglongjmp} will return to.
+
+The @code{longjmp} probe is hit at a point where the registers have not yet
+been restored to the values in the @code{jmp_buf} and unwinding will show a
+call stack including the caller of @code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp}.
+@end deftp
+
+@deftp Probe longjmp_target (void *@var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}, void *@var{$arg3})
+This probe is hit under the same conditions and with the same arguments
+as the @code{longjmp} probe.
+
+The @code{longjmp_target} probe is hit at a point where the registers have
+been restored to the values in the @code{jmp_buf} and unwinding will show a
+call stack including the caller of @code{setjmp} or @code{sigsetjmp}.
+@end deftp