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35 .Nd access state of LWPs belonging to a user process
43 .Ft struct kinfo_lwp *
44 .Fn kvm_getlwps "kvm_t *kd" "int pid" "u_long procaddr" "int *elemsize" "int *cnt"
47 returns the set of LWPs belonging to the process specified by
51 in the kernel indicated by
53 The number of LWPs found is returned in the reference parameter
55 The LWPs are returned as a contiguous array of
58 This memory is locally allocated, and subsequent calls to
62 will overwrite this storage.
66 bytes of each array entry are returned.
69 structure increases in size in a future release of
71 the kernel will only return the requested amount of data for
72 each array entry and programs that use
74 will continue to function without the need for recompilation.
76 If called against an active kernel, the
80 interface and return information about the process identified by
82 otherwise the kernel memory device file or swap device will be
83 accessed and the process is identified by the location passed in
102 These routines do not belong in the kvm interface.