Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Jan Kiszka <> | Subject | [PATCH v7 13/21] scripts/gdb: Add helper and convenience function to look up tasks | Date | Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:14:31 +0100 |
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Add the helper task_by_pid that can look up a task by its PID. Also export it as a convenience function.
Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com> --- scripts/gdb/linux/tasks.py | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py | 1 + 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/tasks.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/tasks.py index cd25984..13bb97c 100644 --- a/scripts/gdb/linux/tasks.py +++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/tasks.py @@ -44,3 +44,30 @@ class TaskList: utils.container_of(t['thread_group']['next'], self.task_ptr_type, "thread_group") return t + + +def get_task_by_pid(pid): + for task in TaskList(): + if int(task['pid']) == pid: + return task + return None + + +class LxTaskByPidFunc(gdb.Function): + """Find Linux task by PID and return the task_struct variable. + +$lx_task_by_pid(PID): Given PID, iterate over all tasks of the target and +return that task_struct variable which PID matches.""" + + def __init__(self): + super(LxTaskByPidFunc, self).__init__("lx_task_by_pid") + + def invoke(self, pid): + task = get_task_by_pid(pid) + if task: + return task.dereference() + else: + raise gdb.GdbError("No task of PID " + str(pid)) + + +LxTaskByPidFunc() diff --git a/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py b/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py index fa66d23..4d7eb2c 100644 --- a/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py +++ b/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py @@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ else: import linux.symbols import linux.modules import linux.dmesg + import linux.tasks -- 1.8.1.1.298.ge7eed54
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