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getBaseAddress

process.getBaseAddress

pub fn getBaseAddress() usize

File

lib/std/process.zig:233

Code

pub fn getBaseAddress() usize {
    switch (native_os) {
        .linux => {
            const phdrs = std.posix.getSelfPhdrs();
            var base: usize = 0;
            for (phdrs) |phdr| switch (phdr.type) {
                .LOAD => return base + phdr.vaddr,
                .PHDR => base = @intFromPtr(phdrs.ptr) - phdr.vaddr,
                else => {},
            } else unreachable;
        },
        .driverkit, .ios, .maccatalyst, .macos, .tvos, .visionos, .watchos => {
            return @intFromPtr(&std.c._mh_execute_header);
        },
        .windows => return @intFromPtr(windows.peb().ImageBaseAddress),
        else => @compileError("Unsupported OS"),
    }
}