in glog.go [760:776]
func stacks(all bool) []byte {
// We don't know how big the traces are, so grow a few times if they don't fit. Start large, though.
n := 10000
if all {
n = 100000
}
var trace []byte
for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
trace = make([]byte, n)
nbytes := runtime.Stack(trace, all)
if nbytes < len(trace) {
return trace[:nbytes]
}
n *= 2
}
return trace
}