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Diffstat (limited to 'usr/src/man/man3proc/Pupdate_maps.3proc')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3proc/Pupdate_maps.3proc b/usr/src/man/man3proc/Pupdate_maps.3proc index bb5dedfb30..7fb482eae2 100644 --- a/usr/src/man/man3proc/Pupdate_maps.3proc +++ b/usr/src/man/man3proc/Pupdate_maps.3proc @@ -32,16 +32,17 @@ process .Fa P are still valid and update the cached data with any new information. This is generally called in response to activity by the run-time -link-editor. In general, the +link-editor. +In general, the .Sy libproc library takes care of managing the need to call this function; however, debuggers, introspection tools, and others that are interposing on rtld activity or other actions, may need to call this function. Note that the .Fn Pupdate_maps -function is only meaningful for active processes. It will do nothing on -process handles that refer to core files, zombie processes, and ELF -objects. +function is only meaningful for active processes. +It will do nothing on process handles that refer to core files, zombie +processes, and ELF objects. .Sh INTERFACE STABILITY .Sy Uncommitted .Sh MT-LEVEL |