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From: Bernhard Walle <bernhard-X9USDgGjgfuzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
To: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
Cc: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: [PATCH] proc.5: Document /proc/thread-self
Date: Sun,  2 Nov 2014 22:08:40 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1414962520-5480-1-git-send-email-bernhard@bwalle.de> (raw)

Add some words about /proc/thread-self that has been introduced in Linux
3.17 with commit 0097875bd41528922fb3bb5f348c53f17e00e2fd.

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
-- 
2.1.2

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             reply	other threads:[~2014-11-02 21:08 UTC|newest]

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2014-11-02 21:08 Bernhard Walle [this message]
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2014-11-09 20:05   ` [PATCH] proc.5: Document /proc/thread-self Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)

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