>DTraceToolkit has a dtrace script (Proc/pidpersec.d) that refers to a
>variable mpid as below
>
>profile:::tick-1sec
>{
> printf("%-22Y %8d %6d\n", walltimestamp, `mpid, pids);
> pids = 0;
>}
>
>Where is `mpid getting picked from (it isn't declared anywhere else)?
>What does the character ` in `mpid signify?
>I do not see any reference to this variable in the dtrace manual/user-guide.
>
I think `mpid means "global for the kernel".
"mpid" is the variable which contains the last created pid.
Casper
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