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SubjectAllow debuger to examine real parent
Hi!

This patch enables debugger to examine original parent of traced
process. That information is not available elsewhere.

Pavel

--- linux-2.3.48/include/asm-i386/ptrace.h.orig Tue Dec 9 19:57:09 1997
+++ linux-2.3.48/include/asm-i386/ptrace.h Mon Feb 28 22:42:10 2000
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
#define PTRACE_GETFPREGS 14
#define PTRACE_SETFPREGS 15

+#define PTRACE_GETPPID 20
+
#ifdef __KERNEL__
#define user_mode(regs) ((VM_MASK & (regs)->eflags) || (3 & (regs)->xcs))
#define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->eip)
--- linux-2.3.48/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c.orig Mon Feb 28 02:20:12 2000
+++ linux-2.3.48/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c Mon Feb 28 22:42:10 2000
@@ -431,6 +431,12 @@
break;
}

+ case PTRACE_GETPPID: { /* Who's your daddy? */
+ unsigned long ppid = child->p_opptr->pid;
+ ret = put_user(ppid, (unsigned long *) data);
+ break;
+ }
+
default:
ret = -EIO;
break;
--
The best software in life is free (not shareware)! Pavel
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