Re: Retrieving process information without using ps

• Subject: Re: Retrieving process information without using ps
• From: Greg Parker <email@hidden>
• Date: 2 Aug 2006 21:24:54 -0000
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Terry Lambert wrote:
> (1) fork
> 
> (2) obtain the task port in the child, prior to execve (the child has
> self rights)
> 
> (3) send the port from the child to the parent process (the parent can
> then use the port)

How does this part work? I can't figure out how to get a communication 
channel from the child to the parent that can transfer a port right.


> (4) execve normally (whatever you execve doesn't have to know about
> the port)
> 
> (5) use the port in the parent process to call task_info() for the task


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Greg Parker     email@hidden


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