TAPSET::CONTEXT-UNWIND(3stap) TAPSET::CONTEXT-UNWIND(3stap)

# [NAME](#NAME)

tapset::context-unwind - systemtap context-unwind tapset

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Context functions provide additional information about where an event occurred. These functions can provide information such as a backtrace to where the event occurred and the current register values for the processor.

[**print\_backtrace**](#print_backtrace)

Print kernel stack back trace

See [*function::print\_backtrace*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::print_backtrace.3stap)  
for details.

[**print\_backtrace\_fileline**](#print_backtrace_fileline)

Print kernel stack back trace

See [*function::print\_backtrace\_fileline*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::print_backtrace_fileline.3stap)  
for details.

[**sprint\_backtrace**](#sprint_backtrace)

Return stack back trace as string

See [*function::sprint\_backtrace*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::sprint_backtrace.3stap)  
for details.

[**backtrace**](#backtrace)

Hex backtrace of current kernel stack

See [*function::backtrace*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::backtrace.3stap)  
for details.

[**task\_backtrace**](#task_backtrace)

Hex backtrace of an arbitrary task

See [*function::task\_backtrace*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::task_backtrace.3stap)  
for details.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[*function::print\_backtrace*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::print_backtrace.3stap), [*function::print\_backtrace\_fileline*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::print_backtrace_fileline.3stap), [*function::sprint\_backtrace*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::sprint_backtrace.3stap), [*function::backtrace*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::backtrace.3stap), [*function::task\_backtrace*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::task_backtrace.3stap), [*stap*(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stap.1), [*stapprobes*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stapprobes.3stap)

September 2026 SystemTap Tapset Reference

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Document: tapset::context-unwind(3stap) from systemtap 5.6-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://sourceware.org/git/systemtap.git