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CALL(1spp)          RISC/os Reference Manual           CALL(1spp)



NAME
     call - call a client entry point and display returned value

SYNOPSIS
     call entry [ args ]

DESCRIPTION
     The call command is used from dbgmon command mode and
     invokes a test program procedure.

     For example, the call command invokes test program routines
     that perform formatted dumps of the data structures that the
     test program uses.

     When the test program procedure is invoked, the gp register
     is initialized to the current value in registers which the
     test program is using, the sp register is initialized to the
     current point in the debug monitor's stack, no breakpoints
     are installed, and all faults are handled by the debug moni-
     tor and not passed to the client's fault handlers.  A max-
     imum of eight arguments can be passed to the test program
     routine.  Call does not affect the contents of the registers
     that the test program is using.  The called test routine can
     overflow the debug monitors stack if it uses extensive
     amounts of stack space.  Also any side-effects that the
     called procedure has on the test program's global data will
     persist after the call.




























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