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27.Dd May 18, 2015
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_freevmmap ,
40.Nm procstat_get_pipe_info ,
41.Nm procstat_get_pts_info ,
42.Nm procstat_get_sem_info ,
43.Nm procstat_get_shm_info ,
44.Nm procstat_get_socket_info ,
45.Nm procstat_get_vnode_info ,
46.Nm procstat_getargv ,
47.Nm procstat_getauxv ,
48.Nm procstat_getenvv ,
49.Nm procstat_getfiles ,
50.Nm procstat_getgroups ,
51.Nm procstat_getkstack ,
52.Nm procstat_getosrel ,
53.Nm procstat_getpathname ,
54.Nm procstat_getprocs ,
55.Nm procstat_getrlimit ,
56.Nm procstat_getumask ,
57.Nm procstat_getvmmap ,
58.Nm procstat_open_core ,
59.Nm procstat_open_kvm ,
60.Nm procstat_open_sysctl
61.Nd library interface for file and process information retrieval
62.Sh LIBRARY
63.Lb libprocstat
64.Sh SYNOPSIS
65.In sys/param.h
66.In sys/queue.h
67.In libprocstat.h
68.Ft void
69.Fn procstat_close "struct procstat *procstat"
70.Ft void
71.Fo procstat_freeargv
72.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
73.Fc
74.Ft void
75.Fo procstat_freeauxv
76.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
77.Fa "Elf_Auxinfo *auxv"
78.Fc
79.Ft void
80.Fo procstat_freeenvv
81.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
82.Fc
83.Ft void
84.Fo procstat_freefiles
85.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
86.Fa "struct filestat_list *head"
87.Fc
88.Ft void
89.Fo procstat_freegroups
90.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
91.Fa "gid_t *groups"
92.Fc
93.Ft void
94.Fo procstat_freekstack
95.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
96.Fa "struct kinfo_kstack *kkstp"
97.Fc
98.Ft void
99.Fn procstat_freeprocs "struct procstat *procstat" "struct kinfo_proc *p"
100.Ft void
101.Fo procstat_freevmmap
102.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
103.Fa "struct kinfo_vmentry *vmmap"
104.Fc
105.Ft int
106.Fo procstat_get_pipe_info
107.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
108.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
109.Fa "struct pipestat *pipe"
110.Fa "char *errbuf"
111.Fc
112.Ft int
113.Fo procstat_get_pts_info
114.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
115.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
116.Fa "struct ptsstat *pts"
117.Fa "char *errbuf"
118.Fc
119.Ft int
120.Fo procstat_get_sem_info
121.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
122.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
123.Fa "struct semstat *sem"
124.Fa "char *errbuf"
125.Fc
126.Ft int
127.Fo procstat_get_shm_info
128.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
129.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
130.Fa "struct shmstat *shm"
131.Fa "char *errbuf"
132.Fc
133.Ft int
134.Fo procstat_get_socket_info
135.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
136.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
137.Fa "struct sockstat *sock"
138.Fa "char *errbuf"
139.Fc
140.Ft int
141.Fo procstat_get_vnode_info
142.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
143.Fa "struct filestat *fst"
144.Fa "struct vnstat *vn"
145.Fa "char *errbuf"
146.Fc
147.Ft "char **"
148.Fo procstat_getargv
149.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
150.Fa "const struct kinfo_proc *kp"
151.Fa "size_t nchr"
152.Fa "char *errbuf"
153.Fc
154.Ft "Elf_Auxinfo *"
155.Fo procstat_getauxv
156.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
157.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
158.Fa "unsigned int *count"
159.Fc
160.Ft "char **"
161.Fo procstat_getenvv
162.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
163.Fa "const struct kinfo_proc *kp"
164.Fa "size_t nchr"
165.Fa "char *errbuf"
166.Fc
167.Ft "struct filestat_list *"
168.Fo procstat_getfiles
169.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
170.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
171.Fa "int mmapped"
172.Fc
173.Ft "gid_t *"
174.Fo procstat_getgroups
175.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
176.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
177.Fa "unsigned int *count"
178.Fc
179.Ft "struct kinfo_kstack *"
180.Fo procstat_getkstack
181.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
182.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
183.Fa "unsigned int *count"
184.Fc
185.Ft int
186.Fo procstat_getosrel
187.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
188.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
189.Fa "int *osrelp"
190.Fc
191.Ft "int"
192.Fo procstat_getpathname
193.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
194.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
195.Fa "char *pathname"
196.Fa "size_t maxlen"
197.Fc
198.Ft "struct kinfo_proc *"
199.Fo procstat_getprocs
200.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
201.Fa "int what"
202.Fa "int arg"
203.Fa "unsigned int *count"
204.Fc
205.Ft "int"
206.Fo procstat_getrlimit
207.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
208.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
209.Fa "int which"
210.Fa "struct rlimit* rlimit"
211.Fc
212.Ft "int"
213.Fo procstat_getumask
214.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
215.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
216.Fa "unsigned short *maskp"
217.Fc
218.Ft "struct kinfo_vmentry *"
219.Fo procstat_getvmmap
220.Fa "struct procstat *procstat"
221.Fa "struct kinfo_proc *kp"
222.Fa "unsigned int *count"
223.Fc
224.Ft "struct procstat *"
225.Fn procstat_open_core "const char *filename"
226.Ft "struct procstat *"
227.Fn procstat_open_kvm "const char *nlistf" "const char *memf"
228.Ft "struct procstat *"
229.Fn procstat_open_sysctl void
230.Sh DESCRIPTION
231The
232.Nm libprocstat
233library contains the API for runtime file and process information
234retrieval from the running kernel via the
235.Xr sysctl 3
236library backend, and for post-mortem analysis via the
237.Xr kvm 3
238library backend, or from the process
239.Xr core 5
240file, searching for statistics in special
241.Xr elf 3
242note sections.
243.Pp
244The
245.Fn procstat_open_kvm
246and
247.Fn procstat_open_sysctl
248functions use the
249.Xr kvm 3
250or
251.Xr sysctl 3
252library routines, respectively, to access kernel state information
253used to retrieve processes and files states.
254The
255.Fn procstat_open_core
256uses
257.Xr elf 3
258routines to access statistics stored as a set of notes in a process
259.Xr core 5
260file, written by the kernel at the moment of the process abnormal termination.
261The
262.Fa filename
263argument is the process core file name.
264The
265.Fa nlistf
266argument is the executable image of the kernel being examined.
267If this argument is
268.Dv NULL ,
269the currently running kernel is assumed.
270The
271.Fa memf
272argument is the kernel memory device file.
273If this argument is
274.Dv NULL ,
275then
276.Pa /dev/mem
277is assumed.
278See
279.Xr kvm_open 3
280for more details.
281The functions dynamically allocate and return a
282.Vt procstat
283structure pointer used in the rest of the
284.Nm libprocstat
285library routines until the corresponding
286.Fn procstat_close
287call that cleans up the resources allocated by the
288.Fn procstat_open_*
289functions.
290.Pp
291The
292.Fn procstat_getprocs
293function gets a pointer to the
294.Vt procstat
295structure from one of the
296.Fn procstat_open_*
297functions and returns a dynamically allocated (sub-)set of active processes
298in the kernel filled in to array of
299.Vt kinfo_proc
300structures.
301The
302.Fa what
303and
304.Fa arg
305arguments constitute a filtering predicate as described in the
306.Xr kvm_getprocs 3
307function.
308The number of processes found is returned in the reference parameter
309.Fa cnt .
310The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
311.Fn procstat_freeprocs
312function call.
313.Pp
314The
315.Fn procstat_getargv
316function gets a pointer to the
317.Vt procstat
318structure from one of the
319.Fn procstat_open_*
320functions, a pointer to
321.Vt kinfo_proc
322structure from the array obtained from the
323.Fn kvm_getprocs
324function, and returns a null-terminated argument vector that corresponds to
325the command line arguments passed to the process.
326The
327.Fa nchr
328argument indicates the maximum number of characters, including null bytes,
329to use in building the strings.
330If this amount is exceeded, the string causing the overflow is truncated and
331the partial result is returned.
332This is handy for programs that print only a one line summary of a
333command and should not copy out large amounts of text only to ignore it.
334If
335.Fa nchr
336is zero, no limit is imposed and all argument strings are returned.
337The values of the returned argument vector refer the strings stored
338in the
339.Vt procstat
340internal buffer.
341A subsequent call of the function with the same
342.Vt procstat
343argument will reuse the buffer.
344To free the allocated memory
345.Fn procstat_freeargv
346function call can be used, or it will be released on
347.Fn procstat_close .
348.Pp
349The
350.Fn procstat_getenvv
351function is similar to
352.Fn procstat_getargv
353but returns the vector of environment strings.
354The caller may free the allocated memory with a subsequent
355.Fn procstat_freeenv
356function call.
357.Pp
358The
359.Fn procstat_getauxv
360function gets a pointer to the
361.Vt procstat
362structure, a pointer to
363.Vt kinfo_proc
364structure, and returns the auxiliary vector as a dynamically allocated array of
365.Vt Elf_Auxinfo
366elements.
367The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
368.Fn procstat_freeauxv
369function call.
370.Pp
371The
372.Fn procstat_getfiles
373function gets a pointer to the
374.Vt procstat
375structure initialized with one of the
376.Fn procstat_open_*
377functions, a pointer to
378.Vt kinfo_proc
379structure from the array obtained from the
380.Fn kvm_getprocs
381function, and returns a dynamically allocated linked list of filled in
382.Vt filestat_list
383structures using the STAILQ macros defined in
384.Xr queue 3 .
385The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
386.Fn procstat_freefiles
387function call.
388.Pp
389The
390.Fn procstat_getgroups
391function gets a pointer to the
392.Vt procstat
393structure, a pointer to
394.Vt kinfo_proc
395structure, and returns the process groups as a dynamically allocated array of
396.Vt gid_t
397elements.
398The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
399.Fn procstat_freegroups
400function call.
401.Pp
402The
403.Fn procstat_getkstack
404function gets a pointer to the
405.Vt procstat
406structure initialized with one of the
407.Fn procstat_open_*
408functions, a pointer to
409.Vt kinfo_proc
410structure, and returns kernel stacks of the process as a dynamically allocated
411array of
412.Vt kinfo_kstack
413structures.
414The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
415.Fn procstat_freekstack
416function call.
417.Pp
418The
419.Fn procstat_getosrel
420function gets a pointer to the
421.Vt procstat
422structure, a pointer to
423.Vt kinfo_proc
424structure, and returns osrel date in the 3rd reference parameter.
425.Pp
426The
427.Fn procstat_getpathname
428function gets a pointer to the
429.Vt procstat
430structure, a pointer to
431.Vt kinfo_proc
432structure, and copies the path of the process executable to
433.Fa pathname
434buffer, limiting to
435.Fa maxlen
436characters.
437.Pp
438The
439.Fn procstat_getrlimit
440function gets a pointer to the
441.Vt procstat
442structure, a pointer to
443.Vt kinfo_proc
444structure, resource index
445.Fa which ,
446and returns the actual resource limit in the 4th reference parameter.
447.Pp
448The
449.Fn procstat_getumask
450function gets a pointer to the
451.Vt procstat
452structure, a pointer to
453.Vt kinfo_proc
454structure, and returns the process umask in the 3rd reference parameter.
455.Pp
456The
457.Fn procstat_getvmmap
458function gets a pointer to the
459.Vt procstat
460structure initialized with one of the
461.Fn procstat_open_*
462functions, a pointer to
463.Vt kinfo_proc
464structure, and returns VM layout of the process as a dynamically allocated
465array of
466.Vt kinfo_vmentry
467structures.
468The caller is responsible to free the allocated memory with a subsequent
469.Fn procstat_freevmmap
470function call.
471.Pp
472The
473.Fn procstat_get_pipe_info ,
474.Fn procstat_get_pts_info ,
475.Fn procstat_get_sem_info ,
476.Fn procstat_get_shm_info ,
477.Fn procstat_get_socket_info
478and
479.Fn procstat_get_vnode_info
480functions are used to retrieve information about pipes, pseudo-terminals,
481semaphores, shared memory objects,
482sockets, and vnodes, respectively.
483Each of them have a similar interface API.
484The
485.Fa procstat
486argument is a pointer obtained from one of
487.Fn procstat_open_*
488functions.
489The
490.Ft filestat Fa fst
491argument is an element of STAILQ linked list as obtained from the
492.Fn procstat_getfiles
493function.
494The
495.Ft filestat
496structure contains a
497.Fa fs_type
498field that specifies a file type and a corresponding function to be
499called among the
500.Nm procstat_get_*_info
501function family.
502The actual object is returned in the 3rd reference parameter.
503The
504.Fa errbuf
505argument indicates an actual error message in case of failure.
506.Pp
507.Bl -tag -width 20n -compact -offset indent
508.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_FIFO
509.Nm procstat_get_vnode_info
510.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_VNODE
511.Nm procstat_get_vnode_info
512.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_SOCKET
513.Nm procstat_get_socket_info
514.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_PIPE
515.Nm procstat_get_pipe_info
516.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_PTS
517.Nm procstat_get_pts_info
518.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_SEM
519.Nm procstat_get_sem_info
520.It Li PS_FST_TYPE_SHM
521.Nm procstat_get_shm_info
522.El
523.Sh SEE ALSO
524.Xr fstat 1 ,
525.Xr fuser 1 ,
526.Xr pipe 2 ,
527.Xr shm_open 2 ,
528.Xr socket 2 ,
529.Xr elf 3 ,
530.Xr kvm 3 ,
531.Xr queue 3 ,
532.Xr sem_open 3 ,
533.Xr sysctl 3 ,
534.Xr pts 4 ,
535.Xr core 5 ,
536.Xr vnode 9
537.Sh HISTORY
538The
539.Nm libprocstat
540library appeared in
541.Fx 9.0 .
542.Sh AUTHORS
543.An -nosplit
544The
545.Nm libprocstat
546library was written by
547.An Stanislav Sedov Aq Mt stas@FreeBSD.org .
548.Pp
549This manual page was written by
550.An Sergey Kandaurov Aq Mt pluknet@FreeBSD.org .
551