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ps_pglobal_sym

ps_pglobal_lookup(3PROC)				 Process Control Library Functions				  ps_pglobal_lookup(3PROC)

NAME

       ps_pglobal_lookup, ps_pglobal_sym - look up a symbol in the symbol table of the load object in the target process

SYNOPSIS

       #include <proc_service.h>

       ps_err_e ps_pglobal_lookup(struct ps_prochandle *ph, const char *object_name, const char *sym_name, psaddr_t *sym_addr);

       ps_err_e ps_pglobal_sym(struct ps_prochandle *ph, const char *object_name, const char *sym_name, ps_sym_t *sym);

DESCRIPTION

       ps_pglobal_lookup() looks up the symbol sym_name in the symbol table of the load object object_name in the target process identified by ph.
       It returns the symbol's value as an address in the target process in *sym_addr.

       ps_pglobal_sym() looks up the symbol sym_name in the symbol table of the load object object_name in the target process identified by ph. It
       returns the symbol table entry in *sym. The value in the symbol table entry is the symbol's value as an address in the target process.

RETURN VALUES

       PS_OK	       The call completed successfully.

       PS_NOSYM        The specified symbol was not found.

       PS_ERR	       The function did not return successfully.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for description of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT Level		     |Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       kill(2), libc_db(3LIB), proc_service(3PROC), attributes(5), threads(5)

SunOS 5.10							    16 Jan 1998 					  ps_pglobal_lookup(3PROC)

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