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user1230741
user1230741

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When does instruction pointer get zero while debugging?

What are the possible scenarios when a program counter or instruction pointer get zero ?

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thisisdog
thisisdog

Reputation: 948

I think this might happen if you have a NULL function pointer since depending on the compiler and instruction set you might trigger a jump to 0. This might also happen with c++ if you're using a virtual function and the vtable has a NULL entry.

I haven't confirmed this though, just a guess

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