package main import ( "fmt" "os" ) type big struct { pile [768]int8 } type thing struct { name string next *thing self *thing stuff []big } func test(t *thing, u *thing) { if t.next != nil { return } fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", t.name) u.self = u t.self = t t.next = u for _, p := range t.stuff { if isFoo(t, p) { return } } } //go:noinline func isFoo(t *thing, b big) bool { return true } func main() { growstack() // Use stack early to prevent growth during test, which confuses gdb t := &thing{name: "t", self: nil, next: nil, stuff: make([]big, 1)} u := thing{name: "u", self: t, next: t, stuff: make([]big, 1)} test(t, &u) } var snk string //go:noinline func growstack() { snk = fmt.Sprintf("%#v,%#v,%#v", 1, true, "cat") }