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8158 Want named threads API
9857 proc manpages should have LIBRARY section
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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
   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