rust-lang / rust-lang/backtrace-rs
Allow tracing of stack given a signal handler's context
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 628
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Description
It would be really convenient to be able to trace the stack starting with a signal-handler's context, at least on posix platforms which support this.
Is there a way to do this currently? Are you open to accepting a PR to allow this?
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing the existing backtrace APIs and the POSIX signal-handler context support relevant to this request; done would mean a defined, accepted way to trace a stack from that context, with appropriate coverage.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100