Re: [PATCH] proc.5: Document /proc/thread-self

["Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

Hello Bernhard,

On 11/02/2014 10:08 PM, Bernhard Walle wrote:
> Add some words about /proc/thread-self that has been introduced in Linux
> 3.17 with commit 0097875bd41528922fb3bb5f348c53f17e00e2fd.

Thank you for this patch, which I have applied.

MfG aus München,

Michael


> Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bernhard-X9USDgGjgfuzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  man5/proc.5 | 10 ++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
> index da4b5b6..e5b090d 100644
> --- a/man5/proc.5
> +++ b/man5/proc.5
> @@ -4217,6 +4217,16 @@ for easy understanding.
>  .BR svipc (7)
>  provides further background on the information shown by these files.
>  .TP
> +.IR /proc/thread-self " (since Linux 3.17)"
> +This directory refers to the thread accessing the
> +.I /proc
> +filesystem,
> +and is identical to the
> +.I /proc/self/task/[tid]
> +directory named by the process thread ID
> +.RI ( [tid] )
> +of the same thread.
> +.TP
>  .IR /proc/timer_list " (since Linux 2.6.21)"
>  .\" commit 289f480af87e45f7a6de6ba9b4c061c2e259fe98
>  This read-only file exposes a list of all currently pending
> 


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