ptrace_trap_notify(9)

ptrace_trap_notify9

Schedule trap to notify ptracer

Usage

void ptrace_trap_notify(struct task_struct * t);

Arguments

t

tracee wanting to notify tracer

Overview

This function schedules sticky ptrace trap which is cleared on the next TRAP_STOP to notify ptracer of an event. t must have been seized by ptracer.

If t is running, STOP trap will be taken. If trapped for STOP and ptracer is listening for events, tracee is woken up so that it can re-trap for the new event. If trapped otherwise, STOP trap will be eventually taken without returning to userland after the existing traps are finished by PTRACE_CONT.

Context

Must be called with task->sighand->siglock held.

Releases

2 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 7
  2. 8

From linux-manual-3.16 3.16.56-1+deb8u1 in Debian 8 (Jessie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.