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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/src/erts_debug.erl')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/src/erts_debug.erl | 9 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/erts_debug.erl b/lib/kernel/src/erts_debug.erl index 42261d371d..7b9067d079 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/src/erts_debug.erl +++ b/lib/kernel/src/erts_debug.erl @@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ lc_graph/0, lc_graph_to_dot/2, lc_graph_merge/2, alloc_blocks_size/1]). +%% Reroutes calls to the given MFA to error_handler:breakpoint/3 +%% +%% Note that this is potentially unsafe as compiled code may assume that the +%% targeted function returns a specific type, triggering undefined behavior if +%% this function were to return something else. +%% +%% For reference, the debugger avoids the issue by purging the affected module +%% and interpreting all functions in the module, ensuring that no assumptions +%% are made with regard to return or argument types. -spec breakpoint(MFA, Flag) -> non_neg_integer() when MFA :: {Module :: module(), Function :: atom(), |