pid_alive9
Check that a task structure is not stale
Usage
int pid_alive(const struct task_struct * p);
Arguments
p
Task structure to be checked.
Overview
Test if a process is not yet dead (at most zombie state) If pid_alive fails, then pointers within the task structure can be stale and must not be dereferenced.
Return
1 if the process is alive. 0 otherwise.
Releases
5 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 4 times.