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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T09:22:01+00:00 2026-05-11T09:22:01+00:00

For VS2008 (C++) generated linker map files, what does the symbol __unwind$ mean? I

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For VS2008 (C++) generated linker map files, what does the symbol ‘__unwind$’ mean? I have a good chunk of them in the linker map file for my app.

I have a log which says a crash happens at a particular offset say ‘x’. When I look at the linker map for this offset, I find this __unwind$41357 corresponding to the offset.

Also generally is there any reference to understand the file format of linker map files?

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  1. 2026-05-11T09:22:02+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 9:22 am

    ‘Unwinding’ is happens with a stack when an exception is thrown. The __ prefix indicates a compiler-generated symbol. So, based on the description, you get a crash between a throw and a catch. My assumption is that the destructors called are called from the __unwind$ functions. An inlined destructor wouldn’t have its own stackframe, so it would show up in the calling __unwind$ function.

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