Dump Analysis 101

Introduction

This document was written by

Gary Jarman,

P O Box 74202,

Turffontein,

2140,

South Africa.

Welcome to Dump Analysis 101. This document is intended to introduce you to the world of 16 bit application dumps. If you use this document please send me a postcard with your opinions. There is no catch involved, I would just like to know if anyone out there has used this file, and if they have, what they thought of it.

I am hoping that this will be a learning experience for both you and I. If you see any errors, or can add to what I have written, please let me know.

In the meantime I am starting work on the 32 bit application dump document (Dump Analysis 102), to be followed by a document dealing with system hangs and application loops (Dump Analysis 103).

Enjoy your reading, Gary, 13 August 1995.

Changes between versions

Rev. 1

The main correction here is that in the original, I had the SP pointing to the next available space on the stack. This is incorrect. The SP always points to the last parameter pushed onto the stack. I have corrected all diagrams and all the references that I could find.