[src/trunk]: src/lib/libc/sys Document SIGTRAP with si_code TRAP_CHLD in ptra...

[kamil <kamil%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/85a1c3af2857
branches:  trunk
changeset: 820548:85a1c3af2857
user:      kamil <kamil%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Wed Jan 11 07:31:14 2017 +0000

description:
Document SIGTRAP with si_code TRAP_CHLD in ptrace(2)

Document the current behavior of TRAP_CHILD in NetBSD.
Add more notes on PTRACE_FORK events.

Sponsored by <The NetBSD Foundation>

diffstat:

 lib/libc/sys/ptrace.2 |  37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diffs (67 lines):

diff -r f4e61b4a5e36 -r 85a1c3af2857 lib/libc/sys/ptrace.2
--- a/lib/libc/sys/ptrace.2     Wed Jan 11 07:26:17 2017 +0000
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/ptrace.2     Wed Jan 11 07:31:14 2017 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: ptrace.2,v 1.50 2017/01/07 05:51:14 kamil Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: ptrace.2,v 1.51 2017/01/11 07:31:14 kamil Exp $
 .\"
 .\" This file is in the public domain.
-.Dd January 7, 2016
+.Dd January 11, 2016
 .Dt PTRACE 2
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 .Fn ptrace
 is the mechanism by which all this happens.
 .Pp
-When a process that is traced by a debugger request and calls
+When a process that is traced by a debugger requests and calls
 .Xr execve 2
 or any of the routines built on it
 .Po
@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@
 .Dv si_code
 set to
 .Dv TRAP_TRACE .
+This event is always enabled and cannot be disabled.
+.Pp
+Child program traps are reported with
+.Dv SIGTRAP
+and the
+.Dv si_code
+value set to
+.Dv TRAP_CHLD .
+These events are by default disabled and can be configured with
+.Dv PT_SET_EVENT_MASK .
+If this event occurs,
+check with
+.Dv PT_GET_PROCESS_STATE
+the details of the process state associated with this event.
 .Pp
 A debugger might reuse a port specific symbols,
 to help writing portable code as described in the port specific part of the
@@ -367,6 +381,23 @@
 .Xr fork 2 .
 .El
 .Pp
+The
+.Xr fork 2
+event can occur with similar operations,
+like
+.Xr clone 2
+or
+.Xr posix_spawn 2 .
+The
+.Dv PTRACE_FORK
+value means that process gives birth to its child
+without pending on its termination.
+If enabled,
+the child is also traced by the debugger and
+.Dv SIGRAP
+is generated twice,
+first for the parent and second for the child.
+.Pp
 A pointer to this structure is passed in
 .Fa addr .
 The