[Soot-list] queries on threads

[Arnab De]

can anybody tell me what is the actual semantics of specialinvoke?

On 4/4/06, Patrick LAM <plam at sable.mcgill.ca> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2006, Arnab De wrote:
>
> >         staticinvoke <java.lang.Thread: void yield()>();
> >         $r7 = this.<Friendly: Friendly partner>;
> >         specialinvoke $r7.<Friendly: void hugBack()>();
> >         return;
> >     }
> >
> > Please observe that there is a "specialinvoke" in the last but one line
> > (just before the return statement). As far as I understand,
> specialinvokes
> > are for constructors. Can anyone please tell me why specialinvoke has
> come
> > here?
>
> That is kind of odd.  However, I compiled your Java code and then looked
> at it using javap.  It also contains a specialinvoke:
>
>    64:  aload_0
>    65:  getfield        #11; //Field partner:LFriendly;
>    68:  invokespecial   #16; //Method hugBack:()V
>    71:  return
>
> Usually, specialinvoke is used for constructors, but there are certain
> other cases where it can occur.  I'm not especially familiar with them.
> In any case, Soot is just processing what it gets.
>
> pat
>
>
>


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Arnab De
ME (CSE)
Computer Science & Automation Dept.
IISc, Bangalore.
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