Name

probe::kprocess.exec — Attempt to exec to a new program

Synopsis

kprocess.exec 

Values

name

Name of the system call (execve) (SystemTap v2.5+)

filename

The path to the new executable

argstr

A string containing the filename followed by the arguments to pass, excluding 0th arg (SystemTap v2.5+)

args

The arguments to pass to the new executable, including the 0th arg (SystemTap v2.5+)

Context

The caller of exec.

Description

Fires whenever a process attempts to exec to a new program. Aliased to the syscall.execve probe in SystemTap v2.5+.