FUNCTION::TASK_NS_TI(3stap)

💖 function::task_ns_tid 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the SystemTap Tapset Reference — Context Functions chapter, section 3stap, and today's main character is task_ns_tid. she's a little function and she's literally so useful, i'm obsessed 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

function::task_ns_tid — the thread identifier of the task as seen in a namespace 🌸

like, yes, that namespace. the pid one. we'll get there, chill 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

task_ns_tid:long(task:long)

look at her. one argument, returns a long. clean. iconic. no notes ✨

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• task — a task_struct pointer, aka the little handhold you use to point at the task you're curious about 🎀

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the vibe: this function hands you back the thread id of the task you passed in — but as seen in the pid namespace. not the global one, the namespaced one. iykyk 😌

fr fr, that's the whole thing. give her a task, she gives you the tid the way that namespace sees it. periodt 💖

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• tapset::task(3stap) — go read the whole task tapset bestie, she's got lore 🌈

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SystemTap Tapset Reference · Version · September 2026

and that's a wrap on FUNCTION::TASK_NS_TI(3stap) 💅✨ go forth and namespace responsibly, love u, byeee 🦋💜