FUNCTION::TASK_PAREN(3stap)                             Context Functions                            FUNCTION::TASK_PAREN(3stap)



NAME
       function::task_parent - The task_struct of the parent task

SYNOPSIS
           task_parent:long(task:long)

ARGUMENTS
       task
           task_struct pointer

DESCRIPTION
       This function returns the parent task_struct of the given task. This address can be passed to the various task_*()
       functions to extract more task-specific data.



SystemTap Tapset Reference                                 August 2011                               FUNCTION::TASK_PAREN(3stap)