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On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 12:34:55 -0400
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> 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.