probe::kprocess.exec.3stap - Man Page

Attempt to exec to a new program

Synopsis

kprocess.exec

Values

args

The arguments to pass to the new executable, including the 0th arg (SystemTap v2.5+)

filename

The path to the new executable

argstr

A string containing the filename followed by the arguments to pass, excluding 0th arg (SystemTap v2.5+)

name

Name of the system call (“execve”) (SystemTap v2.5+)

Context

The caller of exec.

Description

Fires whenever a process attempts to exec to a new program. Aliased to the syscall.execve probe in SystemTap v2.5+.

See Also0

tapset::kprocess(3stap)

Info

November 2023 SystemTap Tapset Reference Kernel Process Tapset