Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 21:05:29 -0800 (PST) From: bnjf@optushome.com.au To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/24035: ptrace(2) PT_STEP incorrect documentation Message-ID: <200101030505.f0355T675218@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200101030510.f035A1U76007@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 24035
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: ptrace(2) PT_STEP incorrect documentation
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 02 21:10:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Brad Forschinger
>Release: 4.2-STABLE
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD betwixt.uliginous.dyndns.org 4.2-STABLE FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE #9: Fri Dec 1 17:05:12 EST 2000 root@betwixt.uliginous.dyndns.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/BETWIXT i386
>Description:
in the man pge
PT_STEP The traced process is single stepped one instruction. The
addr and data fields are not used.
this is a lie. you must feed ptrace() a valid value for addr, just like PT_CONTINUE
>How-To-Repeat:
try and ptrace(PT_STEP, pid, 0, 0) something ;)
>Fix:
let users know that the addr is required
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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