1FUNCTION::SPECULATIO(3stap)       Speculation      FUNCTION::SPECULATIO(3stap)
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NAME

6       function::speculation - Allocate a new id for speculative output
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SYNOPSIS

9           speculation:long()
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ARGUMENTS

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DESCRIPTION

15       The speculation function is called when a new speculation buffer is
16       needed. It returns an id for the speculative output. There can be
17       multiple threads being speculated on concurrently. This id is used by
18       other speculation functions to keep the threads separate.
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SEE ALSO

21       tapset::speculative(3stap)
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25SystemTap Tapset Reference         May 2019        FUNCTION::SPECULATIO(3stap)