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+libtraceevent(3)
+================
+
+NAME
+----
+tep_find_function,tep_find_function_address,tep_find_function_info - Find function name / start address.
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+--
+*#include <event-parse.h>*
+
+const char pass:[*]*tep_find_function*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, unsigned long long _addr_);
+unsigned long long *tep_find_function_address*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, unsigned long long _addr_);
+int *tep_find_function_info*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, unsigned long long _addr_, const char pass:[**]_name_,
+ unsigned long long pass:[*]_start_, unsigned long pass:[*]_size_);
+--
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+These functions can be used to find function name and start address, by given
+address. The given address does not have to be exact, it will select the function
+that would contain it.
+
+The *tep_find_function()* function returns the function name, which contains the
+given address _addr_. The _tep_ argument is the trace event parser context.
+
+The *tep_find_function_address()* function returns the function start address,
+by given address _addr_. The _addr_ does not have to be exact, it will select the
+function that would contain it. The _tep_ argument is the trace event parser context.
+
+The *tep_find_function_info()* function retrieves the _name_, starting address (_start_),
+and the function text _size_ of the function at _address_, if it is found. Note,
+if the _tep_ handle has a function resolver (used by perf), then _size_ is set to
+zero.
+
+RETURN VALUE
+------------
+The *tep_find_function()* function returns the function name, or NULL in case
+it cannot be found.
+
+The *tep_find_function_address()* function returns the function start address,
+or 0 in case it cannot be found.
+
+The *tep_find_function_info()* function returns 1 if a function is found for the
+given address, or 0 if it is not.
+
+EXAMPLE
+-------
+[source,c]
+--
+#include <event-parse.h>
+...
+struct tep_handle *tep = tep_alloc();
+...
+void show_function_name(unsigned long long addr)
+{
+ const char *fname = tep_find_function(tep, addr);
+
+ if (fname)
+ printf("Found function %s at 0x%0llx\n", fname, addr);
+ else
+ printf("No function found at 0x%0llx\n", addr);
+}
+
+void show_function_start_addr(unsigned long long addr)
+{
+ const char *fname = tep_find_function(tep, addr);
+ unsigned long long fstart;
+
+ if (!fname) {
+ printf("No function found at 0x%0llx\n", addr);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ fstart = tep_find_function_address(tep, addr);
+ printf("Function %s at 0x%llx starts at 0x%0llx\n",
+ fname, addr, fstart);
+}
+
+void show_function_info(unsigned long long addr)
+{
+ const char *fname;
+ unsigned long long fstart;
+ unsigned long size;
+
+ ret = tep_find_function_info(tep, addr, &fname, &fstart, &size);
+ if (!ret) {
+ printf("No function found at 0x%0lx\n", addr);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ printf("Function %s at 0x%lx starts at 0x%0lx and is %ld in size\n",
+ fname, addr, fstart, size);
+}
+...
+--
+
+FILES
+-----
+[verse]
+--
+*event-parse.h*
+ Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
+*-ltraceevent*
+ Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
+--
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+*libtraceevent*(3), *trace-cmd*(1)
+
+AUTHOR
+------
+[verse]
+--
+*Steven Rostedt* <rostedt@goodmis.org>, author of *libtraceevent*.
+*Tzvetomir Stoyanov* <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>, author of this man page.
+--
+REPORTING BUGS
+--------------
+Report bugs to <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org>
+
+LICENSE
+-------
+libtraceevent is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1
+
+RESOURCES
+---------
+https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtraceevent.git/