Re: [PATCH v3] tracing: Function stack size and its name mismatch in arm64

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Tue Aug 06 2019 - 13:03:28 EST


On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 12:34:55 -0400
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Here's the best way to explain this. The code is using the stack trace
> to figure out which function is the stack hog. Or perhaps a serious of

Why so serious? .... s/serious/series/

-- Steve

> stack hogs. On x86, a call stores the return address as it calls the
> next function. Then that function allocates its stack frame for its
> local variables and saving of registers.