how to get kernel functions calling stack/invokation ordert

[Daniel Baluta]

> Is there a way to find, in the kernel src tree, which routine/function is
> calling another function OR kernel function invocation stack order?
> This would be helpful for me to know the various steps/functionalities
> involved during executing something in kernel space.

At runtime you can use dumpstack() [1].
Otherwise, just for reading the code I suggest cscope [2].

thanks,
Daniel.

[1] http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v2.6.38/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c#L198
[2] http://cscope.sourceforge.net/