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.TH "FUNCTION::BACKTRACE" "3stap" "May 2021" "SystemTap Tapset Reference" "Context Functions"
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.SH "NAME"
function::backtrace \- Hex backtrace of current kernel stack
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
    backtrace:string()
.fi
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
None
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This function returns a string of hex addresses that are a backtrace of the kernel stack\&. Output may be truncated as per maximum string length (MAXSTRINGLEN)\&. See
\fBubacktrace\fR
for user\-space backtrace\&.
.SH SEE ALSO\n 
.IR tapset::context-unwind (3stap)