pid_alive

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Version: June 2009 (debian - 07/07/09)

Section: 9 (Appels noyau Linux)

NAME

pid_alive - check that a task structure is not stale

SYNOPSIS

int pid_alive(struct task_struct * p);

ARGUMENTS

p

Task structure to be checked.

DESCRIPTION

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.