Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:23:06 +0800 From: "Yanbo Li" <dreamfly281@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: How to make a tag in task_struct. On 1/31/07, Mulyadi Santosa <mulyadi.santosa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > But I can't modify the task_struct , in another word , I can't change > > the kernel. > > What I can do is just using a module. > I am afraid you can't do that via module. In fact you must be careful on > where to insert that new tag, because some properties in task_struct are > accessed via offset, so if you change the order, it is likely made > another codes broken. Conclusion: do it by directly patching the kernel, > or use another way to tag the task. I think creating a linked list > containing the PIDs could be a favorable choice. > > regards, > > Mulyadi
I think it's possible add new struct entries without problems with offsets if you use this tool: http://oops.ghostprotocols.net:81/blog/?p=49 http://lwn.net/Articles/206805/ regards, javi roman -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
