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Diffstat (limited to 'stap.1.in')
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@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ Exit or iterate the innermost nesting loop statement. .TP .BR return " EXP" -Return EXP value from enclosing function. A return value is mandatory, -since void functions are not supported. +Return EXP value from enclosing function. If the function's value is +not taken anywhere, then a return statement is not needed, and the +function will have a special "unknown" type with no return value. .TP .BR next Return now from enclosing probe handler. @@ -372,12 +373,9 @@ function thisfn (arg1, arg2) { .fi .RE Note the usual absence of type declarations, which are instead -inferred by the translator. Because a return value type is required, -each function must contain at least one -.I return -statement. Functions may call others or themselves recursively, up to -a fixed nesting limit. This limit is defined by a macro in the -translated C code and is in the neighbourhood of 30. +inferred by the translator. Functions may call others or themselves +recursively, up to a fixed nesting limit. This limit is defined by +a macro in the translated C code and is in the neighbourhood of 30. .SS EMBEDDED C When in guru mode, the translator accepts embedded code in the |