title: Dumping kernel module stack
body: <p>How can I dump the stack of a kernel module?</p>
  
  <p>Note that I don't want to use <code>BUG()</code> as this will kill the process. I just want to dump the stack. </p>
  
  <p>Also note that I'm not asking for the backtrace, but for the actual stack.</p>
  
  <p>Example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[14027.797527] ------------[ cut here ]------------
  [14027.797532] Kernel BUG at ffffffffa020e05e [verbose debug info unavailable]
  [14027.797538] invalid opcode: 0000 [#3] SMP 
  [14027.797544] Modules linked in: monks(OF) snd_hrtimer(F) vboxsf(OF) vboxvideo(OF) drm bnep rfcomm bluetooth joydev(F) snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_pcm(F) snd_page_alloc(F) snd_seq_midi(F) snd_seq_midi_event(F) snd_rawmidi(F) snd_seq(F) snd_seq_device(F) snd_timer(F) ppdev(F) parport_pc(F) snd(F) psmouse(F) lp(F) i2c_piix4 mac_hid vboxguest(OF) parport(F) microcode(F) serio_raw(F) soundcore(F) vesafb(F) hid_generic usbhid hid ahci(F) libahci(F) e1000(F) [last unloaded: monks]
  [14027.797569] CPU 0 
  [14027.797576] Pid: 15169, comm: a.out Tainted: GF     D    O 3.8.0-29-generic #42-Ubuntu innotek GmbH VirtualBox/VirtualBox
  [14027.797582] RIP: 0010:[&lt;ffffffffa020e05e&gt;]  [&lt;ffffffffa020e05e&gt;] hooked_sys32_pre_close+0x3e/0x40 [monks]
  [14027.797594] RSP: 0000:ffff880038787f3c  EFLAGS: 00010286
  [14027.797599] RAX: 0000000000000025 RBX: ffff88003b843c80 RCX: 00000000000057db
  [14027.797604] RDX: 00000000000057db RSI: 0000000000000082 RDI: 0000000000000246
  [14027.797609] RBP: ffff880038787f44 R08: 000000000000000a R09: 0000000000000000
  [14027.797614] R10: 00000000000003e6 R11: 0000000000000006 R12: 0000000000000000
  [14027.797619] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
  [14027.797625] FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88003fc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
  [14027.797630] CS:  0010 DS: 002b ES: 002b CR0: 000000008005003b
  [14027.797635] CR2: 00000000f778dba0 CR3: 000000003cad9000 CR4: 00000000000006f0
  [14027.797644] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
  [14027.797650] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
  [14027.797655] Process a.out (pid: 15169, threadinfo ffff880038786000, task ffff88003a0eae80)
  [14027.797660] Stack:
  [14027.797665]  0000000000000003 ffff880038787f78 ffffc900003db054 ffffffff816d7149
  [14027.797671]  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 3b843c8000000000
  [14027.797677]  816d7149ffff8800 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
  [14027.797684] Call Trace:
  [14027.797698]  [&lt;ffffffff816d7149&gt;] ? ia32_do_call+0x13/0x13
  [14027.797703] Code: 00 48 c7 c7 d9 10 21 a0 48 89 c6 48 89 c3 31 c0 e8 63 25 4b e1 48 89 5d 34 48 8b 75 34 48 c7 c7 f5 10 21 a0 31 c0 e8 4d 25 4b e1 &lt;0f&gt; 0b 66 66 66 66 90 55 48 89 e5 53 48 8b 55 40 48 8b 5d 48 48 
  [14027.797731] RIP  [&lt;ffffffffa020e05e&gt;] hooked_sys32_pre_close+0x3e/0x40 [monks]
  [14027.797739]  RSP &lt;ffff880038787f3c&gt;
  [14027.797746] ---[ end trace 6c79e7a670d4c886 ]---
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The information I want to dump <strong>without</strong> killing the process is from the line <code>[14027.797660]</code> to the line <code>[14027.797677]</code></p>
  
  <p>Regards!</p>
  
  <p>EDIT:</p>
  
  <p><code>dump_stack()</code> output:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[17467.729035] Pid: 16281, comm: a.out Tainted: GF     D    O 3.8.0-29-generic #42-Ubuntu
  [17467.729042] Call Trace:
  [17467.729070]  [&lt;ffffffffa020e144&gt;] hooked_sys32_pre_close+0x14/0x90 [monks]
  [17467.729084]  [&lt;ffffffff816d7149&gt;] ? ia32_do_call+0x13/0x13
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This is not getting me what I'm looking for. Am I doing something wrong?</p>