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1perf supports a simple JIT interface to resolve symbols for dynamic code generated
2by a JIT.
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4The JIT has to write a /tmp/perf-%d.map  (%d = pid of process) file
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6This is a text file.
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8Each line has the following format, fields separated with spaces:
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10START SIZE symbolname
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12START and SIZE are hex numbers without 0x.
13symbolname is the rest of the line, so it could contain special characters.
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15The ownership of the file has to match the process.
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