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

NAME
       pget -- locate a	process	by number

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<sys/param.h>
       #include	<sys/proc.h>

       int
       pget(pid_t pid, int flags, struct proc **pp);

DESCRIPTION
       This  function  takes  a	 pid  as  its  argument, which can be either a
       process or thread id, and fills a pointer to the	proc structure in *pp.
       In the latter case, a process owning the	 specified  thread  is	looked
       for.   The  operation  is  performed by invoking	the pfind(9) function.
       The found process is returned locked.  For the PGET_HOLD	 case,	it  is
       returned	 unlocked  (but	 held).	 The pget() function can perform addi-
       tional manipulations, depending on a flags argument.

       The flags argument is the logical OR of some subset of:

       PGET_HOLD       If set, the found process will be held and unlocked.

       PGET_CANSEE     If set, the found process will be checked for its visi-
		       bility.	See p_cansee(9).

       PGET_CANDEBUG   If set, the found process will be checked for  its  de-
		       buggability.  See p_candebug(9).

       PGET_ISCURRENT  If  set,	 the  found  process  will  be checked that it
		       matches the current process context.

       PGET_NOTWEXIT   If set, the found process will be checked that it  does
		       not have	the process flag P_WEXIT set.

       PGET_NOTINEXEC  If  set,	the found process will be checked that it does
		       not have	the process flag P_INEXEC set.

       PGET_NOTID      If set, pid is not assumed as a thread  id  for	values
		       larger than PID_MAX.

       PGET_WANTREAD   If  set,	 the  found  process  will be checked that the
		       caller may get a	 read  access  to  its	structure.   A
		       shorthand    for	   (PGET_HOLD	 |   PGET_CANDEBUG   |
		       PGET_NOTWEXIT).

RETURN VALUES
       If the process is found in the specified	way, then  zero	 is  returned,
       otherwise an appropriate	error code is returned.

SEE ALSO
       p_candebug(9), p_cansee(9), pfind(9)

FreeBSD	15.0			  May 3, 2014			       PGET(9)

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