TAPSET::TASK(3stap)

💖 TAPSET::TASK 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to tapset::task — it's the systemtap task tapset, and it's literally the whole "who is this process and what is it doing" friend group 🫶

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

this is the squad of task-related tapset functions. every single one of them has its own full write-up, so tap through to the function page whenever you wanna go deeper, mwah 💅

• task_current — The current task_struct of the current task. See function::task_current(3stap) for details. 🌟
• task_parent — The task_struct of the parent task. See function::task_parent(3stap) for details. 👑
• task_state — The state of the task. See function::task_state(3stap) for details. 🦋
• task_execname — The name of the task. See function::task_execname(3stap) for details. 🎀
• task_pid — The process identifier of the task. See function::task_pid(3stap) for details. 💜
• task_ns_pid — The process identifier of the task. See function::task_ns_pid(3stap) for details. 🌸
• pid2task — The task_struct of the given process identifier. See function::pid2task(3stap) for details. 🔥
• pid2execname — The name of the given process identifier. See function::pid2execname(3stap) for details. ⭐
• task_tid — The thread identifier of the task. See function::task_tid(3stap) for details. 🧚
• task_ns_tid — The thread identifier of the task as seen in a namespace. See function::task_ns_tid(3stap) for details. 🌈
• task_gid — The group identifier of the task. See function::task_gid(3stap) for details. 💖
• task_ns_gid — The group identifier of the task as seen in a namespace. See function::task_ns_gid(3stap) for details. ✨
• task_egid — The effective group identifier of the task. See function::task_egid(3stap) for details. 🍓
• task_ns_egid — The effective group identifier of the task. See function::task_ns_egid(3stap) for details. 🙈
• task_uid — The user identifier of the task. See function::task_uid(3stap) for details. 💅
• task_ns_uid — The user identifier of the task. See function::task_ns_uid(3stap) for details. 😭
• task_euid — The effective user identifier of the task. See function::task_euid(3stap) for details. 🎀
• task_ns_euid — The effective user identifier of the task. See function::task_ns_euid(3stap) for details. 🌸
• task_prio — The priority value of the task. See function::task_prio(3stap) for details. 🔥
• task_nice — The nice value of the task. See function::task_nice(3stap) for details. 👑
• task_cpu — The scheduled cpu of the task. See function::task_cpu(3stap) for details. ⭐
• task_open_file_handles — The number of open files of the task. See function::task_open_file_handles(3stap) for details. 🫶
• task_max_file_handles — The max number of open files for the task. See function::task_max_file_handles(3stap) for details. 💜

not me listing all 23 of them because every single one ate and none of them are getting left out, periodt 💀

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🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

the whole crew, all together, no cap:

• function::task_current(3stap)
• function::task_parent(3stap)
• function::task_state(3stap)
• function::task_execname(3stap)
• function::task_pid(3stap)
• function::task_ns_pid(3stap)
• function::pid2task(3stap)
• function::pid2execname(3stap)
• function::task_tid(3stap)
• function::task_ns_tid(3stap)
• function::task_gid(3stap)
• function::task_ns_gid(3stap)
• function::task_egid(3stap)
• function::task_ns_egid(3stap)
• function::task_uid(3stap)
• function::task_ns_uid(3stap)
• function::task_euid(3stap)
• function::task_ns_euid(3stap)
• function::task_prio(3stap)
• function::task_nice(3stap)
• function::task_cpu(3stap)
• function::task_open_file_handles(3stap)
• function::task_max_file_handles(3stap)
• stap(1)
• stapprobes(3stap)

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and that's the whole page bestie, go forth and probe some tasks 💅✨

SystemTap Tapset Reference — September 2026 — TAPSET::TASK(3stap) 🦋🎀💖