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Implementation of the back trace functions for Win32 on the x86 architecture
[simgrid.git] / src / xbt / ex.c
index f758c70..c8d593b 100644 (file)
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /* ex - Exception Handling (modified to fit into SimGrid from OSSP version) */
 
-/*  Copyright (c) 2005-2006 Martin Quinson                                  */
+/*  Copyright (c) 2005, 2006, 2007 Martin Quinson                           */
 /*  Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>       */
 /*  Copyright (c) 2002-2004 The OSSP Project <http://www.ossp.org/>         */
 /*  Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Cable & Wireless <http://www.cw.com/>           */
 
 #include "portable.h" /* execinfo when available */
 #include "xbt/ex.h"
+#include "xbt/str.h"
 #include "xbt/module.h" /* xbt_binary_name */
-#include "xbt/ex_interface.h"
+#include "xbt/synchro.h" /* xbt_thread_self */
 
 #include "gras/Virtu/virtu_interface.h" /* gras_os_myname */
+#include "xbt/ex_interface.h"
+
+#if (defined(WIN32) && defined(_M_IX86))
+#include <dbghelp.h>
+#endif
 
 XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(xbt_ex,xbt,"Exception mecanism");
 
+#if (defined(WIN32) && defined(_M_IX86))
+
+/* 
+ * Win32 (x86) implementation backtrace, backtrace_symbols, backtrace_symbols_fd
+ * : support for application self-debugging.
+ */
+
+/* Pointer function to SymInitialize() */
+typedef BOOL (WINAPI *xbt_pfn_sym_initialize_t)(HANDLE, PSTR , BOOL);
+
+/* Pointer function to SymCleanup() */
+typedef BOOL (WINAPI *xbt_pfn_sym_cleanup_t)(HANDLE hProcess);
+
+/* Pointer function to SymFunctionTableAccess() */
+typedef PVOID (WINAPI *xbt_pfn_sym_function_table_access_t)(HANDLE, DWORD);
+
+/* Pointer function to SymGetLineFromAddr() */
+typedef BOOL (WINAPI *xbt_pfn_sym_get_line_from_addr_t)(HANDLE, DWORD, PDWORD , PIMAGEHLP_LINE);
+
+/* Pointer function to SymGetModuleBase() */
+typedef DWORD (WINAPI *xbt_pfn_sym_get_module_base_t)(HANDLE,DWORD);
+
+/* Pointer function to SymGetOptions() */
+typedef DWORD (WINAPI *xbt_pfn_sym_get_options_t)(VOID);
+
+/* Pointer function to SymGetSymFromAddr() */
+typedef BOOL (WINAPI *xbt_pfn_sym_get_sym_from_addr_t)(HANDLE, DWORD, PDWORD , OUT PIMAGEHLP_SYMBOL);
+
+/* Pointer function to SymSetOptions() */
+typedef DWORD (WINAPI *xbt_pfn_sym_set_options_t)(DWORD);
+
+/* Pointer function to StackWalk() */
+typedef BOOL (WINAPI *xbt_pfn_stack_walk_t)(DWORD, HANDLE, HANDLE ,LPSTACKFRAME, PVOID,PREAD_PROCESS_MEMORY_ROUTINE, PFUNCTION_TABLE_ACCESS_ROUTINE, PGET_MODULE_BASE_ROUTINE, PTRANSLATE_ADDRESS_ROUTINE);
+
+/* This structure representes the debug_help library used interface */
+typedef struct s_xbt_debug_help
+{
+       HINSTANCE instance;
+       HANDLE process_handle;                                                                                  
+       xbt_pfn_sym_initialize_t sym_initialize;
+       xbt_pfn_sym_cleanup_t sym_cleanup;
+       xbt_pfn_sym_function_table_access_t sym_function_table_access;
+       xbt_pfn_sym_get_line_from_addr_t sym_get_line_from_addr;
+       xbt_pfn_sym_get_module_base_t sym_get_module_base;
+       xbt_pfn_sym_get_options_t sym_get_options;
+       xbt_pfn_sym_get_sym_from_addr_t sym_get_sym_from_addr;
+       xbt_pfn_sym_set_options_t sym_set_options;
+       xbt_pfn_stack_walk_t stack_walk;
+}s_xbt_debug_hlp_t,* xbt_debug_hlp_t;
+
+
+/* the address to the unique reference to the debug help library interface */
+static xbt_debug_hlp_t 
+dbg_hlp = NULL;
+
+/* initialize the debug help library */
+static int
+dbg_hlp_init(HANDLE process_handle);
+
+/* finalize the debug help library */
+static int
+dbg_hlp_finalize(void);
+
+/*
+ * backtrace() function.
+ *
+ * Returns a backtrace for the calling program, in  the  array
+ * pointed  to  by  buffer.  A backtrace is the series of currently active
+ * function calls for the program.  Each item in the array pointed  to  by
+ * buffer  is  of  type  void *, and is the return address from the corre-
+ * sponding stack frame.  The size argument specifies the  maximum  number
+ * of  addresses that can be stored in buffer.  If the backtrace is larger
+ * than size, then the addresses corresponding to  the  size  most  recent
+ * function  calls  are  returned;  to obtain the complete backtrace, make
+ * sure that buffer and size are large enough.
+ */
+
+int 
+backtrace (void **buffer, int size);
+
+/*
+ * backtrace_symbols() function.
+ *
+ * Given the set of addresses returned by  backtrace()  in  buffer,  back-
+ * trace_symbols()  translates the addresses into an array of strings containing
+ * the name, the source file and the line number or the las called functions.
+ */
+char ** 
+backtrace_symbols (void *const *buffer, int size);
+
+/*
+ * backtrace_symbols_fd() function.
+ *
+ * Same as backtrace_symbols() function but, the the array of strings is wrotten
+ * in a file (fd is the file descriptor of this file)
+ */
+void 
+backtrace_symbols_fd(void *const *buffer, int size, int fd);
+#endif
 
 /* default __ex_ctx callback function */
 ex_ctx_t *__xbt_ex_ctx_default(void) {
+  /* Don't scream: this is a default which is never used (so, yes, 
+     there is one setjump container by running entity).
+
+     This default gets overriden in xbt/xbt_os_thread.c so that it works in
+     real life and in simulation when using threads to implement the simulation
+     processes (ie, with pthreads and on windows).
+
+     It also gets overriden in xbt/context.c when using ucontextes (as well as
+     in Java for now, but after the java overhaul, it will get cleaned out)
+  */
     static ex_ctx_t ctx = XBT_CTX_INITIALIZER;
 
     return &ctx;
 }
 
+/* Change raw libc symbols to file names and line numbers */
+void xbt_ex_setup_backtrace(xbt_ex_t *e);
 
-/** \brief show the backtrace of the current point (lovely while debuging) */
-void xbt_backtrace_display(void) {
-#if defined(HAVE_EXECINFO_H) && defined(HAVE_POPEN) && defined(ADDR2LINE)
-  xbt_ex_t e;
-  int i;
+void xbt_backtrace_current(xbt_ex_t *e) {
+#if defined(HAVE_EXECINFO_H) && defined(HAVE_POPEN) && defined(ADDR2LINE) || (defined(WIN32) && defined(_M_IX86))
+  e->used     = backtrace((void**)e->bt,XBT_BACKTRACE_SIZE);
+  e->bt_strings = NULL;
+  xbt_ex_setup_backtrace(e);
+#endif
+}
 
-  e.used     = backtrace((void**)e.bt,XBT_BACKTRACE_SIZE);
-  e.bt_strings = NULL;
-  xbt_ex_setup_backtrace(&e);
-  for (i=1; i<e.used; i++) /* no need to display "xbt_display_backtrace" */
-    fprintf(stderr,"%s\n",e.bt_strings[i]);
+void xbt_backtrace_display(xbt_ex_t *e) {
+#if defined(HAVE_EXECINFO_H) && defined(HAVE_POPEN) && defined(ADDR2LINE) || (defined(WIN32) && defined(_M_IX86))
+  int i;
 
-  e.msg=NULL;
-  e.remote=0;
-  xbt_ex_free(e);
+  if (e->used == 0) {
+     fprintf(stderr,"(backtrace not set)\n");
+  } else {     
+     fprintf(stderr,"Backtrace (displayed in thread %p):\n",
+            (void*)xbt_thread_self());
+     for (i=1; i<e->used; i++) /* no need to display "xbt_display_backtrace" */
+       fprintf(stderr,"---> %s\n",e->bt_strings[i] +4);
+  }
+   
+  /* don't fool xbt_ex_free with uninitialized msg field */
+  e->msg=NULL;
+  e->remote=0;
+  xbt_ex_free(*e);
 #else 
+
   ERROR0("No backtrace on this arch");
 #endif
 }
 
+/** \brief show the backtrace of the current point (lovely while debuging) */
+void xbt_backtrace_display_current(void) {
+  xbt_ex_t e;
+  xbt_backtrace_current(&e);
+  xbt_backtrace_display(&e);
+}
+
+#ifndef WIN32
+extern char **environ; /* the environment, as specified by the opengroup */
+#endif
 
 void xbt_ex_setup_backtrace(xbt_ex_t *e)  {
 #if defined(HAVE_EXECINFO_H) && defined(HAVE_POPEN) && defined(ADDR2LINE)
@@ -60,8 +198,7 @@ void xbt_ex_setup_backtrace(xbt_ex_t *e)  {
   char **backtrace = backtrace_symbols (e->bt, e->used);
   
   /* To build the commandline of addr2line */
-  char *cmd = xbt_new(char,strlen(ADDR2LINE)+25+strlen(xbt_binary_name)+32*e->used);
-  char *curr=cmd;
+  char *cmd, *curr;
   
   /* to extract the addresses from the backtrace */
   char **addrs=xbt_new(char*,e->used);
@@ -74,12 +211,53 @@ void xbt_ex_setup_backtrace(xbt_ex_t *e)  {
   /* size (in char) of pointers on this arch */
   int addr_len=0;
 
+  /* To search for the right executable path when not trivial */
+  struct stat stat_buf;
+  char *binary_name = NULL;
+   
   /* Some arches only have stubs of backtrace, no implementation (hppa comes to mind) */
   if (!e->used)
      return;
    
   /* build the commandline */
-  curr += sprintf(curr,"%s -f -e %s ",ADDR2LINE,xbt_binary_name);
+  if (stat(xbt_binary_name,&stat_buf)) {
+    /* Damn. binary not in current dir. We'll have to dig the PATH to find it */
+    int i;
+    for (i=0; environ[i]; i++) {
+      if (!strncmp("PATH=",environ[i], 5)) {   
+       xbt_dynar_t path=xbt_str_split(environ[i] + 5, ":");
+       unsigned int cpt;
+       char *data;
+       xbt_dynar_foreach(path, cpt, data) {
+         if (binary_name)
+           free(binary_name);
+         binary_name = bprintf("%s/%s",data,xbt_binary_name);
+         if (!stat(binary_name,&stat_buf)) {
+           /* Found. */
+           DEBUG1("Looked in the PATH for the binary. Found %s",binary_name);
+           xbt_dynar_free(&path);
+           break;
+         } 
+       }
+       if (stat(binary_name,&stat_buf)) {
+         /* not found */
+         e->used = 1;
+         e->bt_strings = xbt_new(char*,1);
+         e->bt_strings[0] = bprintf("(binary '%s' not found the path)",xbt_binary_name);
+         return;
+       }
+       xbt_dynar_free(&path);
+       break;
+      }        
+    }
+  } else {
+    binary_name = xbt_strdup(xbt_binary_name);
+  }      
+  cmd = curr = xbt_new(char,strlen(ADDR2LINE)+25+strlen(binary_name)+32*e->used);
+   
+  curr += sprintf(curr,"%s -f -e %s ",ADDR2LINE,binary_name);
+  free(binary_name);
+   
   for (i=0; i<e->used;i++) {
     /* retrieve this address */
     DEBUG2("Retrieving address number %d from '%s'", i, backtrace[i]);
@@ -94,7 +272,7 @@ void xbt_ex_setup_backtrace(xbt_ex_t *e)  {
      
     /* Add it to the command line args */
     curr+=sprintf(curr,"%s ",addrs[i]);
-  }     
+  } 
   addr_len = strlen(addrs[0]);
 
   /* parse the output and build a new backtrace */
@@ -158,8 +336,10 @@ void xbt_ex_setup_backtrace(xbt_ex_t *e)  {
          offset = first;
          found=1;
        }
-       DEBUG4("%#lx %s [%#lx-%#lx]",
-              addr, found? "in":"out of",first,last);
+       if (found) {          
+          DEBUG3("%#lx in [%#lx-%#lx]", addr, first,last);
+          DEBUG0("Symbol found, map lines not further displayed (even if looking for next ones)");
+       }
       }
       fclose(maps);
       free(maps_name);
@@ -182,26 +362,32 @@ void xbt_ex_setup_backtrace(xbt_ex_t *e)  {
       /* Got it. We have our new address. Let's get the library path and we 
         are set */ 
       p  = xbt_strdup(backtrace[i]);
-      p2 = strrchr(p,'(');
-      if (p2) *p2= '\0';
-      p2 = strrchr(p,' ');
-      if(p2) *p2= '\0';
+      if (p[0]=='[') {
+        /* library path not displayed in the map file either... */
+        free(p);
+        sprintf(line_func,"??");
+      } else {
+        p2 = strrchr(p,'(');
+        if (p2) *p2= '\0';
+        p2 = strrchr(p,' ');
+        if(p2) *p2= '\0';
       
-      /* Here we go, fire an addr2line up */
-      subcmd = bprintf("%s -f -e %s %s",ADDR2LINE,p, addrs[i]);
-      free(p);
-      VERB1("Fire a new command: '%s'",subcmd);
-      subpipe = popen(subcmd,"r");
-      if (!subpipe) {
-       CRITICAL0("Cannot fork addr2line to display the backtrace");
-       abort();
+        /* Here we go, fire an addr2line up */
+        subcmd = bprintf("%s -f -e %s %s",ADDR2LINE,p, addrs[i]);
+        free(p);
+        VERB1("Fire a new command: '%s'",subcmd);
+        subpipe = popen(subcmd,"r");
+        if (!subpipe) {
+           CRITICAL0("Cannot fork addr2line to display the backtrace");
+           abort();
+        }
+        fgets(line_func,1024,subpipe);
+        line_func[strlen(line_func)-1]='\0';
+        fgets(line_pos,1024,subpipe);
+        line_pos[strlen(line_pos)-1]='\0';
+        pclose(subpipe);
+        free(subcmd);
       }
-      fgets(line_func,1024,subpipe);
-      line_func[strlen(line_func)-1]='\0';
-      fgets(line_pos,1024,subpipe);
-      line_pos[strlen(line_pos)-1]='\0';
-      pclose(subpipe);
-      free(subcmd);
 
       /* check whether the trick worked */
       if (strcmp("??",line_func)) {
@@ -210,33 +396,48 @@ void xbt_ex_setup_backtrace(xbt_ex_t *e)  {
       } else {
        /* damn, nothing to do here. Let's print the raw address */
        DEBUG1("Dynamic symbol not found. Raw address = %s", backtrace[i]);
-       e->bt_strings[i] = bprintf("**   In ?? (%s)", backtrace[i]);
+       e->bt_strings[i] = bprintf("**   In ?? at %s", backtrace[i]);
       }
       
     }
     free(addrs[i]);
      
     /* Mask the bottom of the stack */    
-    if (!strncmp("main",line_func,strlen("main"))) {
-       int j;
-       for (j=i+1; j<e->used; j++)
-        free(addrs[j]);
-       e->used = i+1;
-    }
-     
-    if (!strncmp("__context_wrapper",line_func,strlen("__context_wrapper"))) {
+    if (!strncmp("main",line_func,strlen("main")) ||
+       !strncmp("xbt_thread_context_wrapper",line_func,strlen("xbt_thread_context_wrapper"))) {
        int j;
        for (j=i+1; j<e->used; j++)
         free(addrs[j]);
        e->used = i;
+
+       if (!strncmp("xbt_thread_context_wrapper",line_func,strlen("xbt_thread_context_wrapper"))) {
+         e->used++;
+         e->bt_strings[i] = bprintf("**   (in a separate thread)");
+       }       
     }
-   
+     
     
   }
   pclose(pipe);
   free(addrs);
   free(backtrace);
   free(cmd);
+#elif (defined(WIN32) && defined (_M_IX86))
+int i;
+  /* to get the backtrace from the libc */
+  char **backtrace = backtrace_symbols (e->bt, e->used);
+  
+  /* parse the output and build a new backtrace */
+  e->bt_strings = xbt_new(char*,e->used);
+  
+
+  for(i=0; i<e->used; i++) 
+  {
+      e->bt_strings[i] = strdup(backtrace[i]);
+      free(backtrace[i]);
+  }
+  
+  free(backtrace);
 #endif
 }    
 
@@ -245,16 +446,16 @@ void xbt_ex_display(xbt_ex_t *e)  {
   char *thrower=NULL;
 
   if (e->remote)
-    bprintf(" on host %s(%ld)",e->host,e->pid);
+    thrower = bprintf(" on host %s(%d)",e->host,e->pid);
 
-  CRITICAL1("%s",e->msg);
   fprintf(stderr,
-         "** SimGrid: UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION received on %s(%ld): category: %s; value: %d\n"
+         "** SimGrid: UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION received on %s(%d): category: %s; value: %d\n"
          "** %s\n"
          "** Thrown by %s()%s\n",
-         gras_os_myname(),gras_os_getpid(),
+         gras_os_myname(),(*xbt_getpid)(),
          xbt_ex_catname(e->category), e->value, e->msg,
          e->procname,thrower?thrower:" in this process");
+  CRITICAL1("%s",e->msg);
 
   if (thrower)
     free(thrower);
@@ -262,7 +463,7 @@ void xbt_ex_display(xbt_ex_t *e)  {
   if (!e->remote && !e->bt_strings)
     xbt_ex_setup_backtrace(e);
 
-#if defined(HAVE_EXECINFO_H) && defined(HAVE_POPEN) && defined(ADDR2LINE)
+#if (defined(HAVE_EXECINFO_H) && defined(HAVE_POPEN) && defined(ADDR2LINE)) || (defined(WIN32) && defined(_M_IX86))
   /* We have everything to build neat backtraces */
   {
     int i;
@@ -288,8 +489,8 @@ void __xbt_ex_terminate_default(xbt_ex_t *e)  {
 }
 
 /* the externally visible API */
-XBT_PUBLIC_DATA(ex_ctx_cb_t)  __xbt_ex_ctx       = &__xbt_ex_ctx_default;
-XBT_PUBLIC_DATA(ex_term_cb_t) __xbt_ex_terminate = &__xbt_ex_terminate_default;
+XBT_EXPORT_NO_IMPORT(ex_ctx_cb_t)  __xbt_ex_ctx       = &__xbt_ex_ctx_default;
+XBT_EXPORT_NO_IMPORT(ex_term_cb_t) __xbt_ex_terminate = &__xbt_ex_terminate_default;
 
 
 void xbt_ex_free(xbt_ex_t e) {
@@ -327,9 +528,367 @@ const char * xbt_ex_catname(xbt_errcat_t cat) {
 }
 
 #ifndef HAVE_EXECINFO_H
+#  if (defined(WIN32) && defined(_M_IX86))
+int 
+backtrace (void **buffer, int size)
+{
+       int pos = 0;
+       STACKFRAME* stack_frame;
+       int first = 1;
+
+       CONTEXT context = {CONTEXT_FULL};
+       GetThreadContext(GetCurrentThread(), &context);
+       
+       /* ebp pointe sur la base de la pile */
+       /* esp pointe sur le stack pointer <=> sur le dernier élément déposé dans la pile (l'élément courant) */
+       _asm call $+5
+       _asm pop eax 
+       _asm mov context.Eip, eax 
+       _asm mov eax, esp 
+       _asm mov context.Esp, eax 
+       _asm mov context.Ebp, ebp 
+
+       dbg_hlp_init(GetCurrentProcess());
+       
+       if((NULL == dbg_hlp) || (size <= 0) || (NULL == buffer))
+       {
+               errno = EINVAL;
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       for(pos = 0; pos < size; pos++)
+               buffer[pos] = NULL;
+       
+       pos = 0;
+
+    while(pos < size)
+    {
+               stack_frame = (void*)calloc(1,sizeof(STACKFRAME));
+               
+               if(!stack_frame)
+               {
+                       errno = ENOMEM;
+                       break;
+               }
+               
+               stack_frame->AddrPC.Offset = context.Eip;
+           stack_frame->AddrPC.Mode = AddrModeFlat;
+       
+           stack_frame->AddrFrame.Offset = context.Ebp;
+           stack_frame->AddrFrame.Mode = AddrModeFlat;
+       
+           stack_frame->AddrStack.Offset = context.Esp;
+           stack_frame->AddrStack.Mode = AddrModeFlat;
+               
+               if((*(dbg_hlp->stack_walk))(
+                                       IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386,
+                                       dbg_hlp->process_handle,
+                                       GetCurrentThread(),
+                                       stack_frame, 
+                                       &context,
+                                       NULL,
+                                       dbg_hlp->sym_function_table_access,
+                                       dbg_hlp->sym_get_module_base,
+                                       NULL)
+                       && !first) 
+               {
+                       if(stack_frame->AddrReturn.Offset)
+                               buffer[pos++] = (void*)stack_frame;
+                       else
+                       {
+                               free(stack_frame); /* no symbol */
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       free(stack_frame);
+
+                       if(first)
+                               first = 0;
+                       else
+                               break;
+               }               
+    }
+
+    return pos;
+}
+
+char ** 
+backtrace_symbols (void *const *buffer, int size)
+{
+       int pos;
+       int success = 0;        
+       char** strings;
+       STACKFRAME* stack_frame;
+       char str[MAX_SYM_NAME] = {0};
+       IMAGEHLP_SYMBOL * pSym;
+       unsigned long displacement = 0;
+       IMAGEHLP_LINE line_info = {0};
+       IMAGEHLP_MODULE module = {0};
+       byte __buffer[(sizeof(SYMBOL_INFO) +MAX_SYM_NAME * sizeof(TCHAR) + sizeof(ULONG64) - 1) / sizeof(ULONG64)];
+
+       if((NULL == dbg_hlp) || (size <= 0) || (NULL == buffer))
+       {
+               errno = EINVAL;
+               return NULL;
+       }
+       
+       strings = (char**)calloc(size,sizeof(char*));
+       
+       if(NULL == strings)
+       {
+               errno = ENOMEM;
+               return NULL;
+       }
+       
+       pSym = (IMAGEHLP_SYMBOL*)__buffer;
+
+       pSym->SizeOfStruct = sizeof(IMAGEHLP_SYMBOL);
+       pSym->MaxNameLength = MAX_SYM_NAME;
+
+
+       line_info.SizeOfStruct = sizeof(IMAGEHLP_LINE);
+       module.SizeOfStruct = sizeof(IMAGEHLP_MODULE);
+       
+       for(pos = 0; pos < size; pos++)
+       {
+               stack_frame = (STACKFRAME*)(buffer[pos]);
+
+               if(NULL != stack_frame)
+               {
+               
+                       if((*(dbg_hlp->sym_get_sym_from_addr))(dbg_hlp->process_handle,stack_frame->AddrPC.Offset, &displacement,pSym))
+                       {       
+                               if((*(dbg_hlp->sym_get_line_from_addr))(dbg_hlp->process_handle,stack_frame->AddrPC.Offset, &displacement,&line_info))
+                               {
+                                       
+                                               sprintf(str,"**   In %s() at %s:%d", pSym->Name,line_info.FileName,line_info.LineNumber); 
+                                               
+                                               strings[pos] = strdup(str);
+                                               memset(str,0,MAX_SYM_NAME);     
+                                       
+                                               success = 1;
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       free(stack_frame);
+               }
+               else
+                       break;
+       }
+       
+       if(!success)
+       {
+               free(strings);
+               strings = NULL;
+       }
+
+       dbg_hlp_finalize();
+       
+       return strings;
+}
+
+void
+backtrace_symbols_fd(void *const *buffer, int size, int fd)
+{
+       int pos;
+       int success = 0;        
+       STACKFRAME* stack_frame;
+       char str[MAX_SYM_NAME] = {0};
+       IMAGEHLP_SYMBOL * pSym;
+       unsigned long displacement = 0;
+       IMAGEHLP_LINE line_info = {0};
+       IMAGEHLP_MODULE module = {0};
+
+       byte __buffer[(sizeof(SYMBOL_INFO) +MAX_SYM_NAME * sizeof(TCHAR) + sizeof(ULONG64) - 1) / sizeof(ULONG64)];
+
+       if((NULL == dbg_hlp) || (size <= 0) || (NULL == buffer) || (-1 == fd))
+       {
+               errno = EINVAL;
+               return;
+       }
+       
+       pSym = (IMAGEHLP_SYMBOL*)__buffer;
+
+       pSym->SizeOfStruct = sizeof(IMAGEHLP_SYMBOL);
+       pSym->MaxNameLength = MAX_SYM_NAME;
+
+
+       line_info.SizeOfStruct = sizeof(IMAGEHLP_LINE);
+       module.SizeOfStruct = sizeof(IMAGEHLP_MODULE);
+       
+       for(pos = 0; pos < size; pos++)
+       {
+               stack_frame = (STACKFRAME*)(buffer[pos]);
+
+               if(NULL != stack_frame)
+               {
+               
+                       if((*(dbg_hlp->sym_get_sym_from_addr))(dbg_hlp->process_handle,stack_frame->AddrPC.Offset, &displacement,pSym))
+                       {       
+                               if((*(dbg_hlp->sym_get_line_from_addr))(dbg_hlp->process_handle,stack_frame->AddrPC.Offset, &displacement,&line_info))
+                               {
+                                       
+                                               
+                                               sprintf(str,"**   In %s() at %s:%d\n", pSym->Name,line_info.FileName,line_info.LineNumber); 
+                                               
+                                               if(-1 == write(fd,str,strlen(str)))
+                                                       break;
+
+                                               memset(str,0,MAX_SYM_NAME);     
+                                       
+                                               success = 1;
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       free(stack_frame);
+               }
+               else
+                       break;
+       }
+       
+       dbg_hlp_finalize();
+       
+}
+
+static int
+dbg_hlp_init(HANDLE process_handle)
+{
+       if(dbg_hlp)
+       {
+               /* debug help is already loaded */
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       /* allocation */
+       dbg_hlp = (xbt_debug_hlp_t)calloc(1,sizeof(s_xbt_debug_hlp_t));
+       
+       if(!dbg_hlp)
+               return ENOMEM;
+       
+       /* load the library */
+       dbg_hlp->instance = LoadLibraryA("Dbghelp.dll");
+       
+       if(!(dbg_hlp->instance))
+       {
+               free(dbg_hlp);
+               dbg_hlp = NULL;
+               return (int)GetLastError();
+       }
+       
+       /* get the pointers to debug help library exported functions */
+       
+       if(!((dbg_hlp->sym_initialize) = (xbt_pfn_sym_initialize_t)GetProcAddress(dbg_hlp->instance,"SymInitialize")))
+       {
+               FreeLibrary(dbg_hlp->instance);
+               free(dbg_hlp);
+               dbg_hlp = NULL;
+               return (int)GetLastError();     
+       }
+               
+       if(!((dbg_hlp->sym_cleanup) = (xbt_pfn_sym_cleanup_t)GetProcAddress(dbg_hlp->instance,"SymCleanup")))
+       {
+               FreeLibrary(dbg_hlp->instance);
+               free(dbg_hlp);
+               dbg_hlp = NULL;
+               return (int)GetLastError();     
+       }
+       
+       if(!((dbg_hlp->sym_function_table_access) = (xbt_pfn_sym_function_table_access_t)GetProcAddress(dbg_hlp->instance,"SymFunctionTableAccess")))
+       {
+               FreeLibrary(dbg_hlp->instance);
+               free(dbg_hlp);
+               dbg_hlp = NULL;
+               return (int)GetLastError();     
+       }
+       
+       if(!((dbg_hlp->sym_get_line_from_addr) = (xbt_pfn_sym_get_line_from_addr_t)GetProcAddress(dbg_hlp->instance,"SymGetLineFromAddr")))
+       {
+               FreeLibrary(dbg_hlp->instance);
+               free(dbg_hlp);
+               dbg_hlp = NULL;
+               return (int)GetLastError();     
+       }
+       
+       if(!((dbg_hlp->sym_get_module_base) = (xbt_pfn_sym_get_module_base_t)GetProcAddress(dbg_hlp->instance,"SymGetModuleBase")))
+       {
+               FreeLibrary(dbg_hlp->instance);
+               free(dbg_hlp);
+               dbg_hlp = NULL;
+               return (int)GetLastError();     
+       }
+       
+       if(!((dbg_hlp->sym_get_options) = (xbt_pfn_sym_get_options_t)GetProcAddress(dbg_hlp->instance,"SymGetOptions")))
+       {
+               FreeLibrary(dbg_hlp->instance);
+               free(dbg_hlp);
+               dbg_hlp = NULL;
+               return (int)GetLastError();     
+       }
+       
+       if(!((dbg_hlp->sym_get_sym_from_addr) = (xbt_pfn_sym_get_sym_from_addr_t)GetProcAddress(dbg_hlp->instance,"SymGetSymFromAddr")))
+       {
+               FreeLibrary(dbg_hlp->instance);
+               free(dbg_hlp);
+               dbg_hlp = NULL;
+               return (int)GetLastError();     
+       }
+       
+       if(!((dbg_hlp->sym_set_options) = (xbt_pfn_sym_set_options_t)GetProcAddress(dbg_hlp->instance,"SymSetOptions")))
+       {
+               FreeLibrary(dbg_hlp->instance);
+               free(dbg_hlp);
+               dbg_hlp = NULL;
+               return (int)GetLastError();     
+       }
+       
+       if(!((dbg_hlp->stack_walk) = (xbt_pfn_stack_walk_t)GetProcAddress(dbg_hlp->instance,"StackWalk")))
+       {
+               FreeLibrary(dbg_hlp->instance);
+               free(dbg_hlp);
+               dbg_hlp = NULL;
+               return (int)GetLastError();     
+       }
+       
+       dbg_hlp->process_handle = process_handle;
+
+       (*(dbg_hlp->sym_set_options))((*(dbg_hlp->sym_get_options))() | SYMOPT_LOAD_LINES | SYMOPT_DEFERRED_LOADS);
+       
+       if(!(*(dbg_hlp->sym_initialize))(dbg_hlp->process_handle,0,1))
+       {
+               FreeLibrary(dbg_hlp->instance);
+               free(dbg_hlp);
+               dbg_hlp = NULL;
+               return (int)GetLastError();
+       }
+               
+       
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+dbg_hlp_finalize(void)
+{
+       if(!dbg_hlp)
+               return EINVAL;
+               
+       if(!(*(dbg_hlp->sym_cleanup))(dbg_hlp->process_handle))
+               return (int)GetLastError();
+       
+       if(!FreeLibrary(dbg_hlp->instance))
+               return (int)GetLastError();
+       
+       free(dbg_hlp);
+       dbg_hlp = NULL;
+       
+       return 0;
+}
+#  endif
+#else
 /* dummy implementation. We won't use the result, but ex.h needs it to be defined */
 int backtrace (void **__array, int __size) {
-  return 0;
+  return 0;    
 }
 
 #endif