diff --git a/tools/esp32/backtrace.gdbscript b/tools/esp32/backtrace.gdbscript
index 02e92eab376..c38cf3049a3 100644
--- a/tools/esp32/backtrace.gdbscript
+++ b/tools/esp32/backtrace.gdbscript
@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@
 
 # Usage:
 #
+#       (gdb) esp32_bt <pc> <return address (a0)> <sp (a1)>
+#
+# Example 1:
+#
+#   -------
+#       xtensa_btdump: Backtrace0: 400d82a3:3ffdec60
+#       xtensa_btdump: Backtrace1: 400d82ff:3ffdec80
+#   -------
+#       (gdb) esp32_bt 0x400d82ff 0x400d82a3 0x3ffdec60
+#   -------
+#
+# Example 2:
+#
 #   -------
 #       xtensa_registerdump:    PC: 400d5775    PS: 00060e33
 #       xtensa_registerdump:    A0: 800d504c    A1: 3ffd8080    A2: 3ffdfb28    A3: 00000001
@@ -27,6 +40,13 @@
 #       (gdb) esp32_bt 0x400d5775 0x800d504c 0x3ffd8080
 #   -------
 #
+# Caveats:
+#
+#   This doesn't work if the specified register values are already
+#   inconsistent with the frames on the stack. It's usually the case
+#   when xtensa_registerdump saved the state by itself using
+#   xtensa_context_save.
+#
 # References:
 #
 #   Xtensa(R) Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) Reference Manual