NAME |SYNOPSIS |VALUES |CONTEXT |DESCRIPTION |SEE ALSO |COLOPHON | |
PROBE::KPROCESS.EX(3stap) Kernel Process TapsetPROBE::KPROCESS.EX(3stap)probe::kprocess.exec - Attempt to exec to a new program
kprocess.exec
name Name of the system call (“execve”) (SystemTap v2.5+)argstr A string containing the filename followed by the arguments to pass, excluding 0th arg (SystemTap v2.5+)args The arguments to pass to the new executable, including the 0th arg (SystemTap v2.5+)filename The path to the new executable
The caller of exec.
Fires whenever a process attempts to exec to a new program. Aliased to the syscall.execve probe in SystemTap v2.5+.
tapset::kprocess(3stap)
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