Re: [PATCH v6 2/2] tr2: log parent process name

From: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 2, 2021, 18:42 UTC
Message-ID: <87bl6fofft.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqwnp3x19i.fsf@gitster.g>

On Mon, Aug 02 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Wed, Jul 21 2021, Emily Shaffer wrote:
>>
>>>  compat/linux/procinfo.c                | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>> [...]
>>> +	/* NEEDSWORK: add non-procfs-linux implementations here */
>>
>> We'd want non-Windows and non-Linux implementations of this, but that
>> NEEDSWORK comment should not be in compat/linux/procinfo.c, where we're
>> never going to add non-Linux code.
>
> I am puzzled.  This is talking about additional implementation for
> Linux that does not use procfs, no (i.e. what to do with builds of
> Linux that compile out the procfs support or installations that do
> not mount the /proc hierarchy)?
>
> The comment seems to be at the right place to remind us of them,
> even though I do not know how important such an environment is.

Yes, I see I misread that, nevermind the narrow suggestion then.

Is there a way to do this sort of thing on Linux without procfs? Other than things that use procfs themselves, e.g. parsing "ps" output.