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.TH "FUNCTION::STACK" "3stap" "November 2020" "SystemTap Tapset Reference" "Context Functions"
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.SH "NAME"
function::stack \- Return address at given depth of kernel stack backtrace
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
    stack:long(n:long)
.fi
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIn\fR
.RS 4
number of levels to descend in the stack\&.
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Performs a simple (kernel) backtrace, and returns the element at the specified position\&. The results of the backtrace itself are cached, so that the backtrace computation is performed at most once no matter how many times
\fBstack\fR
is called, or in what order\&.
.SH SEE ALSO\n 
.IR tapset::context-symbols (3stap)