ISOC/C++ Dump Analysis

Overview
This 3 day course is designed to complement the ISOC Dump Analysis and is basically an extended version of that class.  It allows extra time to cover subjects such as C++ linkage, descriptors and DLL Dump Analysis.  If you use a 'mixed' C/C++ development environment this is the class for you. The course can be customised to individual customer requirements by including customer dumps, listing and build scripts in the notes and customer dumps for the exercises.

Pre-requisites
The syllabus is designed for TPF developers who have prior TPF 4.1 Dump Analysis experience and understand the layout of a formatted TPF dump. Students should ideally  be proficient in coding programs in ISOC.

Audience
Programmers who are required to read and analyse dumps from programs written using C/C++ in a TPF environment

Student Numbers
The maximum recommended student to instructor ratio is 12:1

Objectives
By the end of the course, the delegates will be able, with the aid of course notes to:

· List the Register usage within an ISOC DLM
· Identify the failing function, and its component within the DLM.
· Use the Listing and Build Script to identify the source code instruction in error.
· Use the Listing to identify variables held in registers vs the stack.
· Locate function stacks within a dump and identify variable values within the stack.
· Identify static variables and global variables in the static stack.
· Identify dump locations within a DLL.
· List the different linkages and parameter lists used in C and C++ programs.

Course Outline

Introduction		Review of a TPF 4.1 dump and students current knowledge
ISOC Listing		Breakdown of a Listing ISOC Register Usage and Conventions Understanding the Pseudo Assembler Understanding the Epilog and Prolog Function Descriptors vs Vcons Compiling ISOC and C++ - differences
DLM/DLL Build		How the DLM is built Analyse the output from a DLM Build The layout of the components Identifying Static variables RENT/NORENT Variables Stubs Inlining of functions - understanding the listing
Review a dump		ISOC Dump Tags The ISOC Task Control Area Function stacks and their layout Identifying variable and parameter values Using the Link Map information Heap Storage and its Layout Implications of different optimisation Levels
C++		C++ Compiler options Type 1 and Optlink parameters Function and Variable Descriptors Static vs Extern function linkage DLL Dump Analysis
Exercises		Throughout the class there are many exercises involving  both optimised and non-optimised dumps.

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