Frame Pointer

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
FP
Pronunciation
/freɪm ˈpɔɪntər/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Whenever present, use the CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER option while compiling the kernel with KDB.
  2. If the CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER option was set during kernel compilation, the frame pointer register is used to maintain stacks and, hence, the stack traceback can be performed correctly.
  3. This will lead to better stack tracebacks, as the frame pointer register is used as a frame pointer rather than a general purpose register.
  4. You could, in fact, manually dump the contents of the frame pointer register and trace the entire stack.
  5. Next, the current stack frame pointer is stored as the back pointer for the next stack frame, even though you haven't established the stack frame yet ( this is done through negative offsets ).

Other meanings of FP

Functional Programming Computing
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Finger Posse Misc
Fundamental Parameters Misc
Functional P Misc
Full Precision Misc
Floating Platform Misc
Force Perprators Misc
Fair Plan Community
Fun Parade Misc