pprocess.h File Reference

Process information. More...

#include <pmacros.h>
#include <ptypes.h>

Go to the source code of this file.

Functions
P_LIB_API puint32	p_process_get_current_pid (void)
	Gets a PID of the calling process. More...
P_LIB_API pboolean	p_process_is_running (puint32 pid)
	Checks whether a process with a given PID is running or not. More...

Detailed Description

Process information.

Author

Alexander Saprykin

A process is an executing unit in an operating system with its own address space. Every process can be identified with a unique identifier called PID. To get a PID of the currently running process call p_process_get_current_pid(). To check whether a process with a given PID is running up use p_process_is_running().

Definition in file pprocess.h.

Function Documentation

p_process_get_current_pid()

P_LIB_API puint32 p_process_get_current_pid

(

void

)

Gets a PID of the calling process.

Returns

PID of the calling process.

Since

0.0.1

p_process_is_running()

P_LIB_API pboolean p_process_is_running

(

puint32

pid

)

Checks whether a process with a given PID is running or not.

Parameters

pid	PID to check for.

Returns

TRUE if the process with the given PID exists and is running up, FALSE otherwise.

Since

0.0.1