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unw_is_fpreg

UNW_IS_FPREG(3) 					       Programming Library						   UNW_IS_FPREG(3)

NAME

       unw_is_fpreg -- check if a register is a floating-point register

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libunwind.h>

       int unw_is_fpreg(unw_regnum_t reg);

DESCRIPTION

       The unw_is_fpreg() routine checks whether register number reg is a floating-point register.

       This routine is normally implemented as a macro and applications should not attempt to take its address.

RETURN VALUE

       The unw_is_fpreg() routine returns a non-zero value if reg is a floating-point register. Otherwise, it returns a value of 0.

THREAD AND SIGNAL SAFETY

       unw_is_fpreg() is thread-safe as well as safe to use from a signal handler.

SEE ALSO

       libunwind(3), unw_get_reg(3), unw_set_reg(3), unw_get_fpreg(3), unw_set_fpreg(3)

AUTHOR

       David Mosberger-Tang
       Email: dmosberger@gmail.com
       WWW: http://www.nongnu.org/libunwind/.

Programming Library						  16 August 2007						   UNW_IS_FPREG(3)