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PROC_FIND(9) Kernel Developer's Manual PROC_FIND(9)

NAME

proc_find, pgrp_findfind process or process group

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/proc.h>

struct proc *
proc_find(pid_t pid);

struct pgrp *
pgrp_find(pid_t pgid);

extern kmutex_t *proc_lock;

DESCRIPTION

The proc_find() and pgrp_find() functions retrieve process and process group structures from process ID pid and process group ID pgid. Both functions must be called by holding a mutex(9) on proc_lock.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, the described functions return a pointer to either struct proc or struct pgrp. Otherwise, if the requested ID was not found, NULL is returned.

SEE ALSO

curproc(9)
July 1, 2010 NetBSD 7.0