FUNCTION::CALLER(3stap)                                 Context Functions                                FUNCTION::CALLER(3stap)



NAME
       function::caller - Return name and address of calling function

SYNOPSIS
           caller:string()

ARGUMENTS
       None

DESCRIPTION
       This function returns the address and name of the calling function. This is equivalent to calling: sprintf("s 0xx",
       symname(caller_addr, caller_addr)) Works only for return probes at this time.



SystemTap Tapset Reference                                 August 2011                                   FUNCTION::CALLER(3stap)