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+% PT_BLK_ALLOC_DECODER(3)
+
+<!---
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+ !
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+ !-->
+
+# NAME
+
+pt_blk_alloc_decoder, pt_blk_free_decoder - allocate/free an Intel(R) Processor
+Trace block decoder
+
+
+# SYNOPSIS
+
+| **\#include `<intel-pt.h>`**
+|
+| **struct pt_block_decoder \***
+| **pt_blk_alloc_decoder(const struct pt_config \**config*);**
+|
+| **void pt_blk_free_decoder(struct pt_block_decoder \**decoder*);**
+
+Link with *-lipt*.
+
+
+# DESCRIPTION
+
+A block decoder decodes raw Intel Processor Trace (Intel PT) into a sequence of
+blocks of instructions described by the *pt_block* structure.  See
+**pt_blk_next**(3).
+
+**pt_blk_alloc_decoder**() allocates a new block decoder and returns a pointer
+to it.  The *config* argument points to a *pt_config* object.  See
+**pt_config**(3).  The *config* argument will not be referenced by the returned
+decoder but the trace buffer defined by the *config* argument's *begin* and
+*end* fields will.
+
+The returned block decoder needs to be synchronized onto the trace stream before
+it can be used.  To synchronize the decoder, use **pt_blk_sync_forward**(3),
+**pt_blk_sync_backward**(3), or **pt_blk_sync_set**(3).
+
+**pt_blk_free_decoder**() frees the Intel PT block decoder pointed to by
+*decoder*.  The *decoder* argument must be NULL or point to a decoder that has
+been allocated by a call to **pt_blk_alloc_decoder**().
+
+
+# RETURN VALUE
+
+**pt_blk_alloc_decoder**() returns a pointer to a *pt_block_decoder* object on
+success or NULL in case of an error.
+
+
+# EXAMPLE
+
+~~~{.c}
+    struct pt_block_decoder *decoder;
+    int errcode;
+
+    decoder = pt_blk_alloc_decoder(config);
+    if (!decoder)
+        return pte_nomem;
+
+    errcode = decode(decoder);
+
+    pt_blk_free_decoder(decoder);
+    return errcode;
+~~~
+
+
+# SEE ALSO
+
+**pt_config**(3), **pt_blk_sync_forward**(3), **pt_blk_sync_backward**(3),
+**pt_blk_sync_set**(3), **pt_blk_get_offset**(3), **pt_blk_get_sync_offset**(3),
+**pt_blk_get_image**(3), **pt_blk_set_image**(3), **pt_blk_get_config**(3),
+**pt_blk_time**(3), **pt_blk_core_bus_ratio**(3), **pt_blk_next**(3)