diff --git a/libs/binder/IMemory.cpp b/libs/binder/IMemory.cpp
index cd2451a..07cb41a 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IMemory.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IMemory.cpp
@@ -246,9 +246,7 @@
                 if (VERBOSE) {
                     ALOGD("UNMAPPING binder=%p, heap=%p, size=%d, fd=%d",
                             binder.get(), this, mSize, mHeapId);
-                    CallStack stack;
-                    stack.update();
-                    stack.dump("callstack");
+                    CallStack stack(LOG_TAG);
                 }
 
                 munmap(mBase, mSize);
diff --git a/libs/ui/Region.cpp b/libs/ui/Region.cpp
index 1a613f8..488fba3 100644
--- a/libs/ui/Region.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/Region.cpp
@@ -530,9 +530,7 @@
     }
     if (result == false && !silent) {
         reg.dump(name);
-        CallStack stack;
-        stack.update();
-        stack.dump("");
+        CallStack stack(LOG_TAG);
     }
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/libs/utils/CallStack.cpp b/libs/utils/CallStack.cpp
index 66fabeb..e60f5d8 100644
--- a/libs/utils/CallStack.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/CallStack.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
         mCount(0) {
 }
 
+CallStack::CallStack(const char* logtag, int32_t ignoreDepth, int32_t maxDepth) {
+    this->update(ignoreDepth+1, maxDepth);
+    this->dump(logtag);
+}
+
 CallStack::CallStack(const CallStack& rhs) :
         mCount(rhs.mCount) {
     if (mCount) {
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@
     mCount = count > 0 ? count : 0;
 }
 
-void CallStack::dump(const char* prefix) const {
+void CallStack::dump(const char* logtag, const char* prefix) const {
     backtrace_symbol_t symbols[mCount];
 
     get_backtrace_symbols(mStack, mCount, symbols);
@@ -104,7 +109,9 @@
         char line[MAX_BACKTRACE_LINE_LENGTH];
         format_backtrace_line(i, &mStack[i], &symbols[i],
                 line, MAX_BACKTRACE_LINE_LENGTH);
-        ALOGD("%s%s", prefix, line);
+        ALOG(LOG_DEBUG, logtag, "%s%s",
+                prefix ? prefix : "",
+                line);
     }
     free_backtrace_symbols(symbols, mCount);
 }
diff --git a/libs/utils/RefBase.cpp b/libs/utils/RefBase.cpp
index 3d3a595..e538f68 100644
--- a/libs/utils/RefBase.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/RefBase.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
                 char inc = refs->ref >= 0 ? '+' : '-';
                 ALOGD("\t%c ID %p (ref %d):", inc, refs->id, refs->ref);
 #if DEBUG_REFS_CALLSTACK_ENABLED
-                refs->stack.dump();
+                refs->stack.dump(LOG_TAG);
 #endif
                 refs = refs->next;
             }
@@ -124,16 +124,14 @@
                 char inc = refs->ref >= 0 ? '+' : '-';
                 ALOGD("\t%c ID %p (ref %d):", inc, refs->id, refs->ref);
 #if DEBUG_REFS_CALLSTACK_ENABLED
-                refs->stack.dump();
+                refs->stack.dump(LOG_TAG);
 #endif
                 refs = refs->next;
             }
         }
         if (dumpStack) {
             ALOGE("above errors at:");
-            CallStack stack;
-            stack.update();
-            stack.dump();
+            CallStack stack(LOG_TAG);
         }
     }
 
@@ -269,9 +267,7 @@
                 ref = ref->next;
             }
 
-            CallStack stack;
-            stack.update();
-            stack.dump();
+            CallStack stack(LOG_TAG);
         }
     }