how to access PC

[Paul Mackerras]

Mohammed Tajuddin writes:

> Has anyone tried accessing the program counter on linux powerpc64?  I
> notice struct pt_regs defined in ptrace.h, does not contain any place
> holder for program counter which is defined on mac-osx for example.

You want the nip field.  NIP stands for Next Instruction Pointer.

> Basically I was trying to access PC, PS from within a program.
> Appreciate your feedback.

And for "PS" you want the msr field, i.e. the Machine State Register.

Paul.

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