audit_alloc (9) - Linux Manuals

audit_alloc: allocate an audit context block for a task

Command to display audit_alloc manual in Linux: $ man 9 audit_alloc

NAME

audit_alloc - allocate an audit context block for a task

SYNOPSIS

int audit_alloc(struct task_struct * tsk);

ARGUMENTS

tsk

: task

DESCRIPTION

Filter on the task information and allocate a per-task audit context if necessary. Doing so turns on system call auditing for the specified task. This is called from copy_process, so no lock is needed.