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When looking at process memory dumps and seeing CLR threads we can find fragments of JIT-ed code return addresses on the unmanaged stack trace:
0:011> kL
ChildEBP RetAddr
WARNING: Frame IP not in any known module. Following frames may be wrong.
0b73e120 057223e2 0×572240f
0b73e134 6af44a2a 0×57223e2
0b73e1b0 6af44bcc clr!CallDescrWorkerWithHandler+0×8e
0b73e2f0 6af44c01 clr!MethodDesc::CallDescr+0×194
0b73e30c 6af44c21 clr!MethodDesc::CallTargetWorker+0×21
0b73e324 6afb7856 clr!MethodDescCallSite::Call+0×1c
0b73e4e8 6afb7ba3 clr!CallWithValueTypes_RetArgSlotWrapper+0×5c
0b73e7b4 6afb7d65 clr!InvokeImpl+0×621
0b73e880 6963d689 clr!RuntimeMethodHandle::InvokeMethodFast+0×180
0b73e8d4 6963d3d0 mscorlib_ni+0×2bd689
0b73e90c 6963bfed mscorlib_ni+0×2bd3d0
0b73e934 69643284 mscorlib_ni+0×2bbfed
0b73e958 6af3de7e mscorlib_ni+0×2c3284
0b73eb64 05720988 clr!ListLockEntry::Release+0×68
0b73ebc0 6962ae5b 0×5720988
0b73ebd0 695b7ff4 mscorlib_ni+0×2aae5b
0b73ebec 695b7f34 mscorlib_ni+0×237ff4
0b73ec0c 6962ade8 mscorlib_ni+0×237f34
0b73ec24 6af221db mscorlib_ni+0×2aade8
0b73ec34 6af44a2a clr!CallDescrWorker+0×33
0b73ecb0 6af44bcc clr!CallDescrWorkerWithHandler+0×8e
0b73ede8 6af44c01 clr!MethodDesc::CallDescr+0×194
0b73ee04 6b0bb512 clr!MethodDesc::CallTargetWorker+0×21
0b73f010 6afd5c05 clr!ThreadNative::KickOffThread_Worker+0×1e1
0b73f024 6afd5c87 clr!Thread::DoExtraWorkForFinalizer+0×114
0b73f0d4 6afd5d42 clr!Thread::ShouldChangeAbortToUnload+0×101
0b73f134 6afc37a2 clr!Thread::ShouldChangeAbortToUnload+0×399
0b73f140 6b0a6465 clr!Thread::RaiseCrossContextException+0×3f8
0b73f220 6afc37cf clr!Thread::DoADCallBack+0xf0
0b73f240 6afd5c87 clr!Thread::DoExtraWorkForFinalizer+0xfa
0b73f2f0 6afd5d42 clr!Thread::ShouldChangeAbortToUnload+0×101
0b73f350 6afd5dd9 clr!Thread::ShouldChangeAbortToUnload+0×399
0b73f374 6b0bb3e5 clr!Thread::ShouldChangeAbortToUnload+0×43a
0b73f38c 6b0bb2e0 clr!ManagedThreadBase::KickOff+0×15
0b73f424 6afd5a08 clr!ThreadNative::KickOffThread+0×23e
0b73fb44 76573833 clr!Thread::intermediateThreadProc+0×4b
0b73fb50 77c1a9bd kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0xe
With the correct CLR version extension loaded we can inspect these addresses and get their method names, module and class addresses using !IP2MD WinDbg SOS extension command:
0:011> !IP2MD 0x572240f
MethodDesc: 057420e8
Method Name: UserQuery+ClassMain.Main()
Class: 057341d8
MethodTable: 05742108
mdToken: 06000004
Module: 05741048
IsJitted: yes
CodeAddr: 05722400
Transparency: Critical
0:011> !IP2MD 0x57223e2
MethodDesc: 0574204c
Method Name: UserQuery.RunUserAuthoredQuery()
Class: 057340a4
MethodTable: 0574206c
mdToken: 06000001
Module: 05741048
IsJitted: yes
CodeAddr: 057223d0
Transparency: Critical
0:011> !IP2MD 0x5720988
MethodDesc: 056e601c
Method Name: LINQPad.ExecutionModel.Server.StartClrQuery()
Class: 0571f6e4
MethodTable: 056e60e4
mdToken: 06000c59
Module: 056e336c
IsJitted: yes
CodeAddr: 05720910
Transparency: Critical
These method calls can also be seen on managed stack trace:
0:011> !CLRStack
OS Thread Id: 0xac (11)
Child SP IP Call Site
0b73e120 0572240f UserQuery+ClassMain.Main()
0b73e128 057223e2 UserQuery.RunUserAuthoredQuery()
0b73e674 6af221db [DebuggerU2MCatchHandlerFrame: 0b73e674]
0b73e640 6af221db [CustomGCFrame: 0b73e640]
0b73e614 6af221db [GCFrame: 0b73e614]
0b73e5f8 6af221db [GCFrame: 0b73e5f8]
0b73e81c 6af221db [HelperMethodFrame_PROTECTOBJ: 0b73e81c] System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(System.IRuntimeMethodInfo, System.Object, System.Object[], System.SignatureStruct ByRef, System.Reflection.MethodAttributes, System.RuntimeType)
0b73e898 6963d689 System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethodFast(System.IRuntimeMethodInfo, System.Object, System.Object[], System.Signature, System.Reflection.MethodAttributes, System.RuntimeType)
0b73e8ec 6963d3d0 System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(System.Object, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Object[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo, Boolean)
0b73e928 6963bfed System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(System.Object, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Object[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo)
0b73e94c 69643284 System.Reflection.MethodBase.Invoke(System.Object, System.Object[])
0b73e958 0572134c LINQPad.ExecutionModel.Server.RunClrQuery()
0b73eb6c 05720988 LINQPad.ExecutionModel.Server.StartClrQuery()
0b73ebc8 6962ae5b System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(System.Object)
0b73ebd8 695b7ff4 System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
0b73ebfc 695b7f34 System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
0b73ec18 6962ade8 System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
0b73ee30 6af221db [GCFrame: 0b73ee30]
0b73f0f4 6af221db [DebuggerU2MCatchHandlerFrame: 0b73f0f4]
0b73f18c 6af221db [ContextTransitionFrame: 0b73f18c]
0b73f310 6af221db [DebuggerU2MCatchHandlerFrame: 0b73f310]
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