size_t MachineThreads::Thread::getRegisters(MachineThreads::Thread::Registers& registers)
{
    Thread::Registers::PlatformRegisters& regs = registers.regs;
#if OS(DARWIN)
#if CPU(X86)
    unsigned user_count = sizeof(regs)/sizeof(int);
    thread_state_flavor_t flavor = i386_THREAD_STATE;
#elif CPU(X86_64)
    unsigned user_count = x86_THREAD_STATE64_COUNT;
    thread_state_flavor_t flavor = x86_THREAD_STATE64;
#elif CPU(PPC) 
    unsigned user_count = PPC_THREAD_STATE_COUNT;
    thread_state_flavor_t flavor = PPC_THREAD_STATE;
#elif CPU(PPC64)
    unsigned user_count = PPC_THREAD_STATE64_COUNT;
    thread_state_flavor_t flavor = PPC_THREAD_STATE64;
#elif CPU(ARM)
    unsigned user_count = ARM_THREAD_STATE_COUNT;
    thread_state_flavor_t flavor = ARM_THREAD_STATE;
#elif CPU(ARM64)
    unsigned user_count = ARM_THREAD_STATE64_COUNT;
    thread_state_flavor_t flavor = ARM_THREAD_STATE64;
#else
#error Unknown Architecture
#endif

    kern_return_t result = thread_get_state(platformThread, flavor, (thread_state_t)&regs, &user_count);
    if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
        WTFReportFatalError(__FILE__, __LINE__, WTF_PRETTY_FUNCTION, 
                            "JavaScript garbage collection failed because thread_get_state returned an error (%d). This is probably the result of running inside Rosetta, which is not supported.", result);
        CRASH();
    }
    return user_count * sizeof(uintptr_t);
// end OS(DARWIN)

#elif OS(WINDOWS)
    regs.ContextFlags = CONTEXT_INTEGER | CONTEXT_CONTROL;
    GetThreadContext(platformThreadHandle, &regs);
    return sizeof(CONTEXT);
#elif USE(PTHREADS)
    pthread_attr_init(&regs);
#if HAVE(PTHREAD_NP_H) || OS(NETBSD)
#if !OS(OPENBSD)
    // e.g. on FreeBSD 5.4, [email protected]
    pthread_attr_get_np(platformThread, &regs);
#endif
#else
    // FIXME: this function is non-portable; other POSIX systems may have different np alternatives
    pthread_getattr_np(platformThread, &regs);
#endif
    return 0;
#else
#error Need a way to get thread registers on this platform
#endif
}
static size_t getPlatformThreadRegisters(const PlatformThread& platformThread, PlatformThreadRegisters& regs)
{
#if OS(DARWIN)

#if CPU(X86)
    unsigned user_count = sizeof(regs)/sizeof(int);
    thread_state_flavor_t flavor = i386_THREAD_STATE;
#elif CPU(X86_64)
    unsigned user_count = x86_THREAD_STATE64_COUNT;
    thread_state_flavor_t flavor = x86_THREAD_STATE64;
#elif CPU(PPC) 
    unsigned user_count = PPC_THREAD_STATE_COUNT;
    thread_state_flavor_t flavor = PPC_THREAD_STATE;
#elif CPU(PPC64)
    unsigned user_count = PPC_THREAD_STATE64_COUNT;
    thread_state_flavor_t flavor = PPC_THREAD_STATE64;
#elif CPU(ARM)
    unsigned user_count = ARM_THREAD_STATE_COUNT;
    thread_state_flavor_t flavor = ARM_THREAD_STATE;
#else
#error Unknown Architecture
#endif

    kern_return_t result = thread_get_state(platformThread, flavor, (thread_state_t)&regs, &user_count);
    if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
        WTFReportFatalError(__FILE__, __LINE__, WTF_PRETTY_FUNCTION, 
                            "JavaScript garbage collection failed because thread_get_state returned an error (%d). This is probably the result of running inside Rosetta, which is not supported.", result);
        CRASH();
    }
    return user_count * sizeof(usword_t);
// end OS(DARWIN)

#elif OS(WINDOWS)
    regs.ContextFlags = CONTEXT_INTEGER | CONTEXT_CONTROL;
    GetThreadContext(platformThread, &regs);
    return sizeof(CONTEXT);
#elif OS(QNX)
    memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
    regs.tid = platformThread;
    // FIXME: If we find this hurts performance, we can consider caching the fd and keeping it open.
    int fd = open("/proc/self/as", O_RDONLY);
    if (fd == -1) {
        LOG_ERROR("Unable to open /proc/self/as (errno: %d)", errno);
        CRASH();
    }
    int rc = devctl(fd, DCMD_PROC_TIDSTATUS, &regs, sizeof(regs), 0);
    if (rc != EOK) {
        LOG_ERROR("devctl(DCMD_PROC_TIDSTATUS) failed (error: %d)", rc);
        CRASH();
    }
    close(fd);
    return sizeof(struct _debug_thread_info);
#elif USE(PTHREADS)
    pthread_attr_init(&regs);
#if HAVE(PTHREAD_NP_H) || OS(NETBSD)
    // e.g. on FreeBSD 5.4, [email protected]
    pthread_attr_get_np(platformThread, &regs);
#else
    // FIXME: this function is non-portable; other POSIX systems may have different np alternatives
    pthread_getattr_np(platformThread, &regs);
#endif
    return 0;
#else
#error Need a way to get thread registers on this platform
#endif
}