diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/solaris/osdBackTrace.c b/src/libCom/osi/os/solaris/osdBackTrace.c
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+/* 
+ * Copyright: Stanford University / SLAC National Laboratory.
+ *
+ * EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+ * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution. 
+ *
+ * Author: Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>, 2011
+ */ 
+
+#include <ucontext.h>
+
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#include "epicsStackTracePvt.h"
+
+struct wlk {
+	void **buf;
+	int   max;
+	int   cur;
+};
+
+
+static int
+walker(uintptr_t addr, int sig, void *arg)
+{
+struct wlk *w_p = arg;
+	if ( w_p->cur < w_p->max )
+		w_p->buf[w_p->cur++] = (void*)addr;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int epicsBackTrace(void **buf, int buf_sz)
+{
+ucontext_t u;
+struct     wlk d;
+	d.buf = buf;
+	d.max = buf_sz;
+	d.cur = 0;
+	if ( getcontext(&u) )
+		return -1;
+	walkcontext( &u, walker, &d );
+	return d.cur;
+}