summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/src/minidump.h
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'src/minidump.h')
-rw-r--r--src/minidump.h61
1 files changed, 61 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/minidump.h b/src/minidump.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99bfe76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/minidump.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*-*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-*/
+
+#ifndef foominidumphfoo
+#define foominidumphfoo
+
+/***
+ This file is part of libminidump.
+
+ Copyright 2012 Lennart Poettering
+
+ libminidump is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
+ License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ libminidump is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License along with libminidump; If not, see
+ <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+***/
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+/* Terms:
+ *
+ * coredump: an ELF coredump as generated by the kernel
+ * minicore: an reduced size ELF coredump, augmented with userspace data
+ * minidump: a Windows/Breakpad compatible minidump
+ *
+ * We can convert:
+ *
+ * A running process → minidump
+ * A running process → minicore
+ * A coredump → minidump
+ * A coredump → minicore
+ * A coredump + running process → minidump
+ * A coredump + running process → minicore
+ * A minidump → minicore
+ *
+ * A minicore may be used as input wherever a coredump is expected.
+ */
+
+/* You may set either pid = 0 or coredump_fd = -1 */
+int minidump_make(pid_t pid, int coredump_fd, void **minidump, size_t *size);
+
+/* You may set either pid = 0 or coredump_fd = -1 */
+int minicore_make(pid_t pid, int coredump_fd, void **minicore, size_t *size);
+
+int minidump_show(FILE *f, int minidump_fd);
+
+/* You may set either pid = 0 or coredump_fd = -1 */
+int coredump_show(FILE *f, pid_t pid, int coredump_fd);
+
+int minidump_to_minicore(int minidump_fd, void **minicore, size_t *size);
+
+#endif