sys.dm_os_stacks (Transact-SQL)
SQL Server 2008 R2
This dynamic management view is used internally by SQL Server to do the following:
Keep track of debug data such as outstanding allocations.
Assume or validate logic that is used by SQL Server components in places where the component assumes that a certain call has been made.
Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
stack_address | varbinary(8) | Unique address for this stack allocation. Is not nullable. |
frame_index | int | Each line represents a function call that, when sorted in ascending order by frame index for a particular stack_address, returns the full call stack. Is not nullable. |
frame_address | varbinary(8) | Address of the function call. Is not nullable. |
