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27.Dd November 26, 2020
28.Dt LIBPROCSTAT 3
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm procstat_close ,
32.Nm procstat_freeargv ,
33.Nm procstat_freeauxv ,
34.Nm procstat_freeenvv ,
35.Nm procstat_freefiles ,
36.Nm procstat_freegroups ,
37.Nm procstat_freekstack ,
38.Nm procstat_freeprocs ,
39.Nm procstat_freeptlwpinfo ,
40.Nm procstat_freevmmap ,
41.Nm procstat_get_pipe_info ,
42.Nm procstat_get_pts_info ,
43.Nm procstat_get_sem_info ,
44.Nm procstat_get_shm_info ,
45.Nm procstat_get_socket_info ,
46.Nm procstat_get_vnode_info ,
47.Nm procstat_getargv ,
48.Nm procstat_getauxv ,
49.Nm procstat_getenvv ,
50.Nm procstat_getfiles ,
51.Nm procstat_getgroups ,
52.Nm procstat_getkstack ,
53.Nm procstat_getosrel ,
54.Nm procstat_getpathname ,
55.Nm procstat_getprocs ,
56.Nm procstat_getptlwpinfo ,
57.Nm procstat_getrlimit ,
58.Nm procstat_getumask ,
59.Nm procstat_getvmmap ,
60.Nm procstat_open_core ,
61.Nm procstat_open_kvm ,
62.Nm procstat_open_sysctl
63.Nd library interface for file and process information retrieval
64.Sh LIBRARY
65.Lb libprocstat
66.Sh SYNOPSIS
67.In sys/param.h
68.In sys/queue.h
69.In sys/socket.h
70.In libprocstat.h
71.Ft void
72.Fn procstat_close "struct procstat *procstat"
73.Ft void
74.Fo procstat_freeargv
75.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
76.Fc
77.Ft void
78.Fo procstat_freeauxv
79.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
80.Fa "Elf_Auxinfo *auxv"
81.Fc
82.Ft void
83.Fo procstat_freeenvv
84.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
85.Fc
86.Ft void
87.Fo procstat_freefiles
88.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
89.Fa "struct filestat_list *head"
90.Fc
91.Ft void
92.Fo procstat_freegroups
93.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
94.Fa "gid_t *groups"
95.Fc
96.Ft void
97.Fo procstat_freekstack
98.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
99.Fa "struct kinfo_kstack *kkstp"
100.Fc
101.Ft void
102.Fn procstat_freeprocs "struct procstat *procstat" "struct kinfo_proc *p"
103.Ft void
104.Fo procstat_freevmmap
105.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
106.Fa "struct kinfo_vmentry *vmmap"
107.Fc
108.Ft void
109.Fo procstat_freeptlwpinfo
110.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
111.Fa "struct ptrace_lwpinfo *pl"
112.Fc
113.Ft int
114.Fo procstat_get_pipe_info
115.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
116.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
117.Fa "struct pipestat *pipe"
118.Fa "char *errbuf"
119.Fc
120.Ft int
121.Fo procstat_get_pts_info
122.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
123.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
124.Fa "struct ptsstat *pts"
125.Fa "char *errbuf"
126.Fc
127.Ft int
128.Fo procstat_get_sem_info
129.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
130.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
131.Fa "struct semstat *sem"
132.Fa "char *errbuf"
133.Fc
134.Ft int
135.Fo procstat_get_shm_info
136.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
137.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
138.Fa "struct shmstat *shm"
139.Fa "char *errbuf"
140.Fc
141.Ft int
142.Fo procstat_get_socket_info
143.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
144.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
145.Fa "struct sockstat *sock"
146.Fa "char *errbuf"
147.Fc
148.Ft int
149.Fo procstat_get_vnode_info
150.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
151.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
152.Fa "struct vnstat *vn"
153.Fa "char *errbuf"
154.Fc
155.Ft "char **"
156.Fo procstat_getargv
157.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
158.Fa "const struct kinfo_proc *kp"
159.Fa "size_t nchr"
160.Fc
161.Ft "Elf_Auxinfo *"
162.Fo procstat_getauxv
163.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
164.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
165.Fa "unsigned int *count"
166.Fc
167.Ft "char **"
168.Fo procstat_getenvv
169.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
170.Fa "const struct kinfo_proc *kp"
171.Fa "size_t nchr"
172.Fc
173.Ft "struct filestat_list *"
174.Fo procstat_getfiles
175.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
176.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
177.Fa "int mmapped"
178.Fc
179.Ft "gid_t *"
180.Fo procstat_getgroups
181.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
182.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
183.Fa "unsigned int *count"
184.Fc
185.Ft "struct kinfo_kstack *"
186.Fo procstat_getkstack
187.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
188.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
189.Fa "unsigned int *count"
190.Fc
191.Ft int
192.Fo procstat_getosrel
193.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
194.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
195.Fa "int *osrelp"
196.Fc
197.Ft "int"
198.Fo procstat_getpathname
199.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
200.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
201.Fa "char *pathname"
202.Fa "size_t maxlen"
203.Fc
204.Ft "struct kinfo_proc *"
205.Fo procstat_getprocs
206.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
207.Fa "int what"
208.Fa "int arg"
209.Fa "unsigned int *count"
210.Fc
211.Ft "struct ptrace_lwpinfo *"
212.Fo procstat_getptlwpinfo
213.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
214.Fa "unsigned int *count"
215.Fc
216.Ft "int"
217.Fo procstat_getrlimit
218.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
219.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
220.Fa "int which"
221.Fa "struct rlimit* rlimit"
222.Fc
223.Ft "int"
224.Fo procstat_getumask
225.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
226.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
227.Fa "unsigned short *maskp"
228.Fc
229.Ft "struct kinfo_vmentry *"
230.Fo procstat_getvmmap
231.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
232.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
233.Fa "unsigned int *count"
234.Fc
235.Ft "struct procstat *"
236.Fn procstat_open_core "const char *filename"
237.Ft "struct procstat *"
238.Fn procstat_open_kvm "const char *nlistf" "const char *memf"
239.Ft "struct procstat *"
240.Fn procstat_open_sysctl void
241.Sh DESCRIPTION
242The
243.Nm libprocstat
244library contains the API for runtime file and process information
245retrieval from the running kernel via the
246.Xr sysctl 3
247library backend, and for post-mortem analysis via the
248.Xr kvm 3
249library backend, or from the process
250.Xr core 5
251file, searching for statistics in special
252.Xr elf 3
253note sections.
254.Pp
255The
256.Fn procstat_open_kvm
257and
258.Fn procstat_open_sysctl
259functions use the
260.Xr kvm 3
261or
262.Xr sysctl 3
263library routines, respectively, to access kernel state information
264used to retrieve processes and files states.
265The
266.Fn procstat_open_core
267uses
268.Xr elf 3
269routines to access statistics stored as a set of notes in a process
270.Xr core 5
271file, written by the kernel at the moment of the process abnormal termination.
272The
273.Fa filename
274argument is the process core file name.
275The
276.Fa nlistf
277argument is the executable image of the kernel being examined.
278If this argument is
279.Dv NULL ,
280the currently running kernel is assumed.
281The
282.Fa memf
283argument is the kernel memory device file.
284If this argument is
285.Dv NULL ,
286then
287.Pa /dev/mem
288is assumed.
289See
290.Xr kvm_open 3
291for more details.
292The functions dynamically allocate and return a
293.Vt procstat
294structure pointer used in the rest of the
295.Nm libprocstat
296library routines until the corresponding
297.Fn procstat_close
298call that cleans up the resources allocated by the
299.Fn procstat_open_*
300functions.
301.Pp
302The
303.Fn procstat_getprocs
304function gets a pointer to the
305.Vt procstat
306structure from one of the
307.Fn procstat_open_*
308functions and returns a dynamically allocated (sub-)set of active processes
309in the kernel filled in to array of
310.Vt kinfo_proc
311structures.
312The
313.Fa what
314and
315.Fa arg
316arguments constitute a filtering predicate as described in the
317.Xr kvm_getprocs 3
318function.
319The number of processes found is returned in the reference parameter
320.Fa cnt .
321The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
322.Fn procstat_freeprocs
323function call.
324.Pp
325The
326.Fn procstat_getptlwpinfo
327function gets a pointer to the
328.Vt procstat
329structure from the
330.Fn procstat_open_core
331function and returns a dynamically allocated set of signals intercepted by a
332process in the process's core file.
333The number of processes found is returned in the reference parameter
334.Fa cnt .
335The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
336.Fn procstat_freeptlwpinfo
337function call.
338.Pp
339The
340.Fn procstat_getargv
341function gets a pointer to the
342.Vt procstat
343structure from one of the
344.Fn procstat_open_*
345functions, a pointer to
346.Vt kinfo_proc
347structure from the array obtained from the
348.Fn procstat_getprocs
349function, and returns a null-terminated argument vector that corresponds to
350the command line arguments passed to the process.
351The
352.Fa nchr
353argument indicates the maximum number of characters, including null bytes,
354to use in building the strings.
355If this amount is exceeded, the string causing the overflow is truncated and
356the partial result is returned.
357This is handy for programs that print only a one line summary of a
358command and should not copy out large amounts of text only to ignore it.
359If
360.Fa nchr
361is zero, no limit is imposed and all argument strings are returned.
362The values of the returned argument vector refer the strings stored
363in the
364.Vt procstat
365internal buffer.
366A subsequent call of the function with the same
367.Vt procstat
368argument will reuse the buffer.
369To free the allocated memory
370.Fn procstat_freeargv
371function call can be used, or it will be released on
372.Fn procstat_close .
373.Pp
374The
375.Fn procstat_getenvv
376function is similar to
377.Fn procstat_getargv
378but returns the vector of environment strings.
379The caller may free the allocated memory with a subsequent
380.Fn procstat_freeenvv
381function call.
382.Pp
383The
384.Fn procstat_getauxv
385function gets a pointer to the
386.Vt procstat
387structure, a pointer to
388.Vt kinfo_proc
389structure, and returns the auxiliary vector as a dynamically allocated array of
390.Vt Elf_Auxinfo
391elements.
392The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
393.Fn procstat_freeauxv
394function call.
395.Pp
396The
397.Fn procstat_getfiles
398function gets a pointer to the
399.Vt procstat
400structure initialized with one of the
401.Fn procstat_open_*
402functions, a pointer to
403.Vt kinfo_proc
404structure from the array obtained from the
405.Fn procstat_getprocs
406function, and returns a dynamically allocated linked list of filled in
407.Vt filestat_list
408structures using the STAILQ macros defined in
409.Xr queue 3 .
410The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
411.Fn procstat_freefiles
412function call.
413.Pp
414The
415.Fn procstat_getgroups
416function gets a pointer to the
417.Vt procstat
418structure, a pointer to
419.Vt kinfo_proc
420structure, and returns the process groups as a dynamically allocated array of
421.Vt gid_t
422elements.
423The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
424.Fn procstat_freegroups
425function call.
426.Pp
427The
428.Fn procstat_getkstack
429function gets a pointer to the
430.Vt procstat
431structure initialized with one of the
432.Fn procstat_open_*
433functions, a pointer to
434.Vt kinfo_proc
435structure, and returns kernel stacks of the process as a dynamically allocated
436array of
437.Vt kinfo_kstack
438structures.
439The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
440.Fn procstat_freekstack
441function call.
442.Pp
443The
444.Fn procstat_getosrel
445function gets a pointer to the
446.Vt procstat
447structure, a pointer to
448.Vt kinfo_proc
449structure, and returns osrel date in the 3rd reference parameter.
450.Pp
451The
452.Fn procstat_getpathname
453function gets a pointer to the
454.Vt procstat
455structure, a pointer to
456.Vt kinfo_proc
457structure, and copies the path of the process executable to
458.Fa pathname
459buffer, limiting to
460.Fa maxlen
461characters.
462.Pp
463The
464.Fn procstat_getrlimit
465function gets a pointer to the
466.Vt procstat
467structure, a pointer to
468.Vt kinfo_proc
469structure, resource index
470.Fa which ,
471and returns the actual resource limit in the 4th reference parameter.
472.Pp
473The
474.Fn procstat_getumask
475function gets a pointer to the
476.Vt procstat
477structure, a pointer to
478.Vt kinfo_proc
479structure, and returns the process umask in the 3rd reference parameter.
480.Pp
481The
482.Fn procstat_getvmmap
483function gets a pointer to the
484.Vt procstat
485structure initialized with one of the
486.Fn procstat_open_*
487functions, a pointer to
488.Vt kinfo_proc
489structure, and returns VM layout of the process as a dynamically allocated
490array of
491.Vt kinfo_vmentry
492structures.
493The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
494.Fn procstat_freevmmap
495function call.
496.Pp
497The
498.Fn procstat_get_pipe_info ,
499.Fn procstat_get_pts_info ,
500.Fn procstat_get_sem_info ,
501.Fn procstat_get_shm_info ,
502.Fn procstat_get_socket_info
503and
504.Fn procstat_get_vnode_info
505functions are used to retrieve information about pipes, pseudo-terminals,
506semaphores, shared memory objects,
507sockets, and vnodes, respectively.
508Each of them have a similar interface API.
509The
510.Fa procstat
511argument is a pointer obtained from one of
512.Fn procstat_open_*
513functions.
514The
515.Ft filestat Fa fst
516argument is an element of STAILQ linked list as obtained from the
517.Fn procstat_getfiles
518function.
519The
520.Ft filestat
521structure contains a
522.Fa fs_type
523field that specifies a file type and a corresponding function to be
524called among the
525.Nm procstat_get_*_info
526function family.
527The actual object is returned in the 3rd reference parameter.
528The
529.Fa errbuf
530argument indicates an actual error message in case of failure.
531.Pp
532.Bl -tag -width 20n -compact -offset indent
533.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_FIFO
534.Nm procstat_get_vnode_info
535.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_VNODE
536.Nm procstat_get_vnode_info
537.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_SOCKET
538.Nm procstat_get_socket_info
539.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_PIPE
540.Nm procstat_get_pipe_info
541.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_PTS
542.Nm procstat_get_pts_info
543.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_SEM
544.Nm procstat_get_sem_info
545.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_SHM
546.Nm procstat_get_shm_info
547.El
548.Sh SEE ALSO
549.Xr fstat 1 ,
550.Xr fuser 1 ,
551.Xr pipe 2 ,
552.Xr shm_open 2 ,
553.Xr socket 2 ,
554.Xr elf 3 ,
555.Xr kvm 3 ,
556.Xr queue 3 ,
557.Xr sem_open 3 ,
558.Xr sysctl 3 ,
559.Xr pts 4 ,
560.Xr core 5 ,
561.Xr vnode 9
562.Sh HISTORY
563The
564.Nm libprocstat
565library appeared in
566.Fx 9.0 .
567.Sh AUTHORS
568.An -nosplit
569The
570.Nm libprocstat
571library was written by
572.An Stanislav Sedov Aq Mt stas@FreeBSD.org .
573.Pp
574This manual page was written by
575.An Sergey Kandaurov Aq Mt pluknet@FreeBSD.org .
576