Re: [patch] add /proc/pid/stack to dump task's stack trace

From: Alexey Dobriyan
Date: Fri Nov 07 2008 - 03:17:36 EST


On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 08:59:25AM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > > + * buffer size used for proc read. See proc_info_read().
> > > > + * 4K page size but our output routines use some slack for overruns
> > > > + */
> > > > +#define PROC_BLOCK_SIZE (3*1024)
> >
> > That sounds like a proper limit - the hard limit for this particular
> > printout function is 4096-170, so we are well within the
> > PROC_BLOCK_SIZE range.
>
> ok, i've added Ken's patch to tip/core/stacktrace and started testing
> it.
>
> Alexey, i've added your Acked-by because you appeared to like the
> patch - let me know if i should remove it.

Of course, I don't like it!

Switch to seqfiles, add entry in TID table as well.

The idea is good, though.
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