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14 .Dd May 11, 2016
15 .Dt PUPDATE_SYMS 3PROC
16 .Os
17 .Sh NAME
18 .Nm Pupdate_syms
19 .Nd update cached symbol tables
20 .Sh SYNOPSIS
21 .Lb libproc
22 .In libproc.h
23 .Ft void
24 .Fo Pupdate_syms
25 .Fa "struct ps_prochandle *P"
26 .Fc
27 .Sh DESCRIPTION
28 The
29 .Fn Pupdate_syms
30 function is used to update all of the cached symbol tables in the
31 process handle
32 .Fa P :
33 updating, invalidating, and caching new symbol tables as appropriate for
34 functions such as
35 .Xr Psymbol_iter 3PROC .
36 This is generally called in response to activity by the run-time
37 link-editor.
38 In general, the
39 .Sy libproc
40 library takes care of managing the need to call this function;
41 however, debuggers, introspection tools, and others that are
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1 .\"
2 .\" This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the
3 .\" Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0.
4 .\" You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version
5 .\" 1.0 of the CDDL.
6 .\"
7 .\" A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this
8 .\" source. A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at
9 .\" http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
10 .\"
11 .\"
12 .\" Copyright 2015 Joyent, Inc.
13 .\"
14 .Dd May 11, 2016
15 .Dt PUPDATE_SYMS 3PROC
16 .Os
17 .Sh NAME
18 .Nm Pupdate_syms
19 .Nd update cached symbol tables
20 .Sh LIBRARY
21 .Lb libproc
22 .Sh SYNOPSIS
23 .In libproc.h
24 .Ft void
25 .Fo Pupdate_syms
26 .Fa "struct ps_prochandle *P"
27 .Fc
28 .Sh DESCRIPTION
29 The
30 .Fn Pupdate_syms
31 function is used to update all of the cached symbol tables in the
32 process handle
33 .Fa P :
34 updating, invalidating, and caching new symbol tables as appropriate for
35 functions such as
36 .Xr Psymbol_iter 3PROC .
37 This is generally called in response to activity by the run-time
38 link-editor.
39 In general, the
40 .Sy libproc
41 library takes care of managing the need to call this function;
42 however, debuggers, introspection tools, and others that are
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