stack_trace_snprint(9)

💖 stack_trace_snprint(9) — Print the entries in the stack trace into a buffer 💖

okay so bestie, this is from the Kernel API Manual, and the page is stack_trace_snprint(9). It’s giving “kernel stack trace printer,” and we’re keeping every single detail, fr fr. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

stack_trace_snprint - Print the entries in the stack trace into a buffer. That’s the name, that’s the vibe, and yes it slays. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int stack_trace_snprint (char *buf , size_t size , const unsigned long
       *entries , unsigned int nr_entries , int spaces );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• buf — Pointer to the print buffer. This is where the printing goes, bestie. 🫶
• size — Size of the print buffer. Gotta know how much room we have. 📏
• entries — Pointer to storage array. It’s the array holding the entries, no cap. 🗂️
• nr_entries — Number of entries in the storage array. Count ’em. 🔢
• spaces — Number of leading spaces to print. Yep, it literally prints that many spaces up front. 💅

⭐ RETURN ⭐

Number of bytes printed. That’s the return value, periodt. 💖

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./kernel/stacktrace.c — yep, that’s the kernel file, iconic. 🧚

And the SEE ALSO squad is:

• stack_trace_print(9)
• stack_trace_save(9)
• stack_trace_save_tsk(9)
• stack_trace_save_regs(9)
• stack_trace_save_tsk_reliable(9)
• stack_trace_save_user(9)
• stack_trace_save(9)
• stack_trace_save_tsk(9)
• stack_trace_save_regs(9)
• stack_trace_save_tsk_reliable(9)
• stack_trace_save_user(9)
• filter_irq_stacks(9)

This cutie is from ./kernel, dated October 2026, and it’s the stack_trace_snprint(9) page. Bye bestie, go print those stack trace entries! 💖✨🎀