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Tracing the Linux system calls

Tracing the Linux system calls

October 29, 2014 · by John WH Smith · in C/C++, UNIX & Linux

Hello there! Today, I want to talk a bit about the Linux system calls, and more specifically, the mechanism offered by the kernel when it comes to tracing them. In this article, I’ll try to describe a part of the /sys…

UNIX: child processes upon parent termination

UNIX: child processes upon parent termination

October 2, 2014 · by John WH Smith · in C/C++, UNIX & Linux

Hello there! Let’s stop talking about development for now. Today, I want to talk about UNIX processes, more specifically, how processes behave when their parent processes are killed or exit. But first, a little reminder about how processes are organised…

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