From: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, brauner@kernel.org,
viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk, akpm@linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
liam.howlett@oracle.com, surenb@google.com, rppt@kernel.org,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v4 4/7] docs/procfs: call out ioctl()-based PROCMAP_QUERY command existence
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:00:52 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240611110058.3444968-5-andrii@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240611110058.3444968-1-andrii@kernel.org>
Call out PROCMAP_QUERY ioctl() existence in the section describing
/proc/PID/maps file in documentation. We refer user to UAPI header for
low-level details of this programmatic interface.
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
---
Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
index 7c3a565ffbef..3a86d12c881f 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst
@@ -443,6 +443,15 @@ is not associated with a file:
or if empty, the mapping is anonymous.
+Starting with 6.11 kernel, /proc/PID/maps provides an alternative
+ioctl()-based API that gives ability to flexibly and efficiently query and
+filter individual VMAs. This interface is binary and is meant for more
+efficient and easy programmatic use. `struct procmap_query`, defined in
+linux/fs.h UAPI header, serves as an input/output argument to the
+`PROCMAP_QUERY` ioctl() command. See comments in linus/fs.h UAPI header for
+details on query semantics, supported flags, data returned, and general API
+usage information.
+
The /proc/PID/smaps is an extension based on maps, showing the memory
consumption for each of the process's mappings. For each mapping (aka Virtual
Memory Area, or VMA) there is a series of lines such as the following::
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-06-11 11:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-06-11 11:00 [PATCH v4 0/7] ioctl()-based API to query VMAs from /proc/<pid>/maps Andrii Nakryiko
2024-06-11 11:00 ` [PATCH v4 1/7] fs/procfs: extract logic for getting VMA name constituents Andrii Nakryiko
2024-06-11 11:00 ` [PATCH v4 2/7] fs/procfs: implement efficient VMA querying API for /proc/<pid>/maps Andrii Nakryiko
2024-06-11 11:00 ` [PATCH v4 3/7] fs/procfs: add build ID fetching to PROCMAP_QUERY API Andrii Nakryiko
2024-06-12 18:28 ` Liam R. Howlett
2024-06-17 20:38 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2024-06-11 11:00 ` Andrii Nakryiko [this message]
2024-06-11 11:00 ` [PATCH v4 5/7] tools: sync uapi/linux/fs.h header into tools subdir Andrii Nakryiko
2024-06-11 11:00 ` [PATCH v4 6/7] selftests/bpf: make use of PROCMAP_QUERY ioctl if available Andrii Nakryiko
2024-06-11 11:00 ` [PATCH v4 7/7] selftests/bpf: add simple benchmark tool for /proc/<pid>/maps APIs Andrii Nakryiko
2024-06-11 18:59 ` [PATCH v4 0/7] ioctl()-based API to query VMAs from /proc/<pid>/maps Andrew Morton
2024-06-12 6:57 ` Andrii Nakryiko
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