Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 01 Dec 2001 11:00:37 -0800 | From | "Matt D. Robinson" <> | Subject | Re: Generating a function call trace |
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Try using 'lcrash', part of the LKCD project:
http://lkcd.sourceforge.net/
I'm not sure what you mean by arbitrarily (meaning, it could be at a snapshot point in time, or it could be while it is running, etc.) E-mail me if you have further questions, I'll try to help.
--Matt
Brian Gerst wrote: > > Davide Libenzi wrote: > > > > On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Simon Turvey wrote: > > > > > Is it possible to arbitrarily generate (in a module say) a function call > > > trace? > > > > gcc has builtin macros to trace back or ( on x86 ) you can simply chain > > through %esp/%ebp > > That only works if you compile with frame pointers, which the kernel > turns off for performance reasons (due to register pressure on the x86). > > -- > > Brian Gerst - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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