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Callers can currently store tasks as kptrs using bpf_task_acquire(), bpf_task_kptr_get(), and bpf_task_release(). These are useful if a caller already has a struct task_struct *, but there may be some callers who only have a pid, and want to look up the associated struct task_struct * from that to e.g. find task->comm. This patch therefore adds a new bpf_task_from_pid() kfunc which allows BPF programs to get a struct task_struct * kptr from a pid. Signed-off-by: David Vernet <void@manifault.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221122145300.251210-2-void@manifault.com Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.