src/runtime/debug/stack.go

// Copyright 2011 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

// Package debug contains facilities for programs to debug themselves while
// they are running.
package debug

import (
	"os"
	"runtime"
)

// PrintStack prints to standard error the stack trace returned by Stack.
func PrintStack() {
	os.Stderr.Write(Stack())
}

// Stack returns a formatted stack trace of the goroutine that calls it.
// For each routine, it includes the source line information and PC value,
// then attempts to discover, for Go functions, the calling function or
// method.
func Stack() []byte {
	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
	for {
		n := runtime.Stack(buf, false)
		if n < len(buf) {
			return buf[:n]
		}
		buf = make([]byte, 2*len(buf))
	}
}