FUNCTION::TASK_PAREN(3stap)

πŸ’– FUNCTION::TASK_PAREN πŸ’–

okay bestie, welcome to the 3stap manual, aka the SystemTap Tapset Reference β€” specifically the Context Functions corner of it, where we peek at the guts of running tasks 🫢. this one's short and sweet, so buckle up, it's a one-function wonder.


✨ NAME ✨

function::task_parent β€” the task_struct of the parent task πŸ‘‘


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

task_parent:long(task:long)

πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • task β€” a task_struct pointer. that's it. that's the whole input. hand me a task and I'll hand you its parent πŸ’…

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

so like, this function literally returns the parent task_struct of the given task. the way that it just... hands you the parent?? iconic behavior fr fr ✨

and once you've got that address? you can pass it straight into the various task_*() functions to extract more task-specific data. it's giving gateway drug to task introspection, ngl 🌈


πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘


no cap: this page has zero warnings, zero bugs, and zero deprecations. just pure, wholesome parent-fetching πŸ“

mwah πŸ’‹ that's the whole page β€” from the SystemTap Tapset Reference, Version September 2026 (yes bestie, we're time-traveling, don't question it 🧚). take care of yourself, hydrate, and go call your own parent task_struct, they miss you πŸ’–πŸŒΈπŸ¦‹

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