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The !avrf extension controls the settings of Application Verifier and displays a variety of output produced by Application Verifier.

    !avrf
    !avrf -vs { Length | -a Address }
    !avrf -hp { Length | -a Address }
    !avrf -cs { Length | -a Address }
    !avrf -dlls [ Length ]
    !avrf -trm
    !avrf -ex [ Length ] 
    !avrf -threads [ ThreadID ]
    !avrf -tp [ ThreadID ]
    !avrf -srw  [ Address | Address Length ] [ -stats ]
    !avrf -leak  [ -m ModuleName] [ -r ResourceType] [ -a Address ] [ -t ]
    !avrf -trace TraceIndex 
    !avrf -cnt
    !avrf -brk [BreakEventType]  
    !avrf -flt [EventType Probability] 
    !avrf -flt break EventType 
    !avrf -flt stacks Length 
    !avrf -trg [ Start End | dll Module | all ] 
    !avrf -settings 
    !avrf -skp [ Start End | dll Module | all | Time ]

Parameters

-vs { Length | -a Address }
Displays the virtual space operation log. Length specifies the number of records to display, starting with the most recent. Address specifies the virtual address. Records of the virtual operations that contain this virtual address are displayed.

-hp { Length | -a Address }
Displays the heap operation log. Address specifies the heap address. Records of the heap operations that contain this heap address are displayed.

-cs { Length | -a Address }
Displays the critical section delete log. Length specifies the number of records to display, starting with the most recent. Address specifies the critical section address. Records for the particular critical section are displayed when Address is specified.

-dlls [ Length ]
Displays the DLL load/unload log. Length specifies the number of records to display, starting with the most recent.

-trm
Displays a log of all terminated and suspended threads.

-ex [ Length ]
Displays the exception log. Application Verifier tracks all the exceptions in the application.

-threads [ ThreadID ]
Displays information about threads in the target process. For child threads, the stack size and the CreateThread flags specified by the parent are also displayed. If you provide a thread ID, information for only that thread is displayed.

-tp [ ThreadID ]
Displays the threadpool log. This log contains stack traces for various operations such as changing the thread affinity mask, changing thread priority, posting thread messages, and initializing or uninitializing COM from within the threadpool callback. If you provide a thread ID, information for that thread only is displayed.

-srw [ Address | Address Length ] [ -stats ]
Displays the Slim Reader/Writer (SRW) log. If you specify Address, records for the SRW lock at that address are displayed. If you specify Address and Length, records for SRW locks in that address range are displayed. If you include the -stats option, the SRW lock statistics are displayed.

-leak [ -m ModuleName] [ -r ResourceType] [ -a Address ] [ -t ]
Displays the outstanding resources log. These resources may or may not be leaks at any given point. If you specify Modulename (including the extension), all outstanding resources in the specified module are displayed. If you specify ResourceType, all outstanding resources of that resource type are displayed. If you specify Address, records of outstanding resources with that address are displayed. ResourceType can be one of the following:

Heap: Displays heap allocations using Win32 Heap APIs

Local: Displays Local/Global allocations

CRT: Displays allocations using CRT APIs

Virtual: Displays Virtual reservations

BSTR: Displays BSTR allocations

Registry: Displays Registry key opens

Power: Displays power notification objects

Handle: Displays thread, file, and event handle allocations

-trace TraceIndex Displays a stack trace for the specified trace index. Some structures use this 16-bit index number to identify a stack trace. This index points to a location within the stack trace database.

-cnt Displays a list of global counters.

-brk [ BreakEventType ] Specifies a break event. BreakEventType is the type number of the break event. For a list of possible types, and a list of the current break event settings, enter !avrf -brk.

-flt [ EventType Probability ] Specifies a fault injection. EventType is the type number of the event. Probability is the frequency with which the event will fail. This can be any integer between 0 and 1,000,000 (0xF4240). If you enter !avrf -flt with no additional parameters, the current fault injection settings are displayed.

-flt break EventType Causes Application Verifier to break into the debugger each time this fault, specified by EventType, is injected.

-flt stacks Length Displays Length number of stack traces for the most recent fault-injected operations.

-trg [ Start End | dll Module | all ] Specifies a target range. Start is the beginning address of the target range. End is the ending address of the target range. Module specifies the name (including the .exe or .dll extension, but not including the path) of a module to be targeted. If you enter -trg all, all target ranges are reset. If you enter -trg with no additional parameters, the current target ranges are displayed.

-skp [ Start End | dll Module | all | Time ] Specifies an exclusion range. Start is the beginning address of the exclusion range. End is the ending address of the exclusion range. Module specifies the name of a module to be targeted or excluded. Module specifies the name (including the .exe or .dll extension, but not including the path) of a module to be excluded. If you enter -skp all, all target ranges or exclusion ranges are reset. If you enter aTime value, all faults are suppressed for Time milliseconds after execution resumes.

DLL

exts.dll

Additional Information

For information about how to download and install Application Verifier and its documentation, see Application Verifier.

Remarks

When the !avrf extension is used with no parameters, it displays the current Application Verifier options. If the Full page heap or Fast fill heap option has been enabled, information about active page heaps is displayed as well. For some examples, see "Heap Operation Logs" in Debugging Application Verifier Stops.

If an Application Verifier Stop has occurred, the !avrf extension with no parameters will reveal the nature of the stop and its cause. For some examples, see Debugging Application Verifier Stops.

If symbols for ntdll.dll and verifier.dll are missing, the !avrf extension generates an error message. For information about how to address this problem, see "Debugger install and setup" in Debugging Application Verifier Stops.