probe::kprocess.exec
Attempt to exec to a new program
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SYNOPSIS
kprocess.exec
VALUES
name
Name of the system call (“execve”)
(SystemTap v2.5+)
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+)
filename
The path to the new executable
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+.