+ps_err_e
+ps_get_thread_area (const struct ps_prochandle *ph,
+ lwpid_t lwpid, int idx, void **base)
+{
+ if (ptrace (PTRACE_GET_THREAD_AREA, lwpid, NULL, base) != 0)
+ return PS_ERR;
+
+ /* IDX is the bias from the thread pointer to the beginning of the
+ thread descriptor. It has to be subtracted due to implementation
+ quirks in libthread_db. */
+ *base = (void *) ((char *) *base - idx);
+ return PS_OK;
+}
+