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Re: [PATCH v2] Tracepoint Tapset for Memory Subsystem

> [...]
>> +#Function to get the call_site for kprobe based kfree probe.
>> +
>> +function call_site:long ()
>> +%{
>> +        int *ptr ;
>> +        ptr = __builtin_return_address(0);
>> +        THIS->__retvalue = *ptr;
>> +%}
> [...]

This is not reliable and should be avoided.  When PR6961 & PR6580 are
figured out, this should be directly available as caller_addr() or
perhaps stack(2).


- FChE
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