From: Chris Wright <chris@wirex.com>
To: Senhua Tao <stao@nbnet.nb.ca>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: absolute path of a process
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 12:47:25 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020109124725.B24733@figure1.int.wirex.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3C3C8188.E5F7677E@nbnet.nb.ca>
In-Reply-To: <3C3C8188.E5F7677E@nbnet.nb.ca>; from stao@nbnet.nb.ca on Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 01:44:40PM -0400
* Senhua Tao (stao@nbnet.nb.ca) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to linux kernel. I like to know is there any way to find
> the absolute path of a process. I mean, how the kernel knows which
> process is currently running? I tried to follow the current variable
> but got lost. Is the inode struct should I look at?
look at the code in fs/proc/base.c::proc_exe_link(), that should explain
it.
cheers,
-chris
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-01-09 20:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-01-09 17:44 absolute path of a process Senhua Tao
2002-01-09 20:47 ` Chris Wright [this message]
2002-01-09 23:38 ` H. Peter Anvin
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