A Mixed-Mode Stackwalk with the IDebugClient Interface

Mattias Högström

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A native stackwalk funtion like Stackwalk64 cannot handle mixed-mode stacks, since managed code does not use the stack in the same way as native code does. There is an API called IDebugClient, that does walk a mixed-mode stack correctly, which we will explore.

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Mattias Högström

Architect Visma Software AB

Sweden

Mattias works at Visma, a leading Nordic ERP solution provider. He has good knowledge in C++/.Net development, test tool development, and debugging. His great passion is memory dump analysis. He likes giving talks and courses.

A Mixed-Mode Stackwalk with the IDebugClient Interface

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