debian man page for function::caller

function::caller

FUNCTION:(3stap)						 Context Functions						  FUNCTION:(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					     May 2013							  FUNCTION:(3stap)