[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 3/6] eal: support libunwind based backtrace

[Jerin Jacob]

On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 2:18 AM Stephen Hemminger
<stephen at networkplumber.org> wrote:
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> On Mon, 6 Sep 2021 09:47:29 +0530
> <jerinj at marvell.com> wrote:
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> > From: Jerin Jacob <jerinj at marvell.com>
> >
> > adding optional libwind library dependency to DPDK for
> > enhanced backtrace based on ucontext.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jerin Jacob <jerinj at marvell.com>
>
>
> Was looking for better backtrace and noticed that there is libbacktrace
> on github (BSD licensed). It provides more information like file and line number.
> Maybe DPDK should integrate it?

TB already decided to NOT pursue that path.


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> PS: existing rte_dump_stack() is not safe from signal handlers.
> https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=929