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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _DEBUGGERD_BACKTRACE_H
+#define _DEBUGGERD_BACKTRACE_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <corkscrew/ptrace.h>
+
+/* Dumps a backtrace using a format similar to what Dalvik uses so that the result
+ * can be intermixed in a bug report. */
+void dump_backtrace(int fd, pid_t pid, pid_t tid, bool* detach_failed,
+        int* total_sleep_time_usec);
+
+#endif // _DEBUGGERD_BACKTRACE_H