Gentlemen,
I don't want to get into the political or technical merits but here is an
updated patch that works.
I will let you decide what to do with it. :)
Thanks,
Barry
diff --git a/include/mach/gnumach.defs b/include/mach/gnumach.defs
index 7331334..b26be96 100644
--- a/include/mach/gnumach.defs
+++ b/include/mach/gnumach.defs
@@ -37,3 +37,17 @@ type vm_cache_statistics_data_t = struct[11] of integer_t;
routine vm_cache_statistics(
target_task : vm_task_t;
out vm_cache_stats : vm_cache_statistics_data_t);
+
+/*
+ * Set the name of a task.
+ */
+routine task_set_name(
+ task : task_t;
+ name : task_name_t);
+
+/*
+ * Get the name of a task.
+ */
+routine task_get_name(
+ task : task_t;
+ out name : task_name_t);
diff --git a/include/mach/mach_types.defs b/include/mach/mach_types.defs
index 607d5d9..c913cbb 100644
--- a/include/mach/mach_types.defs
+++ b/include/mach/mach_types.defs
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ type emulation_vector_t = ^array[] of
vm_offset_t;
type rpc_signature_info_t = array[*:1024] of int;
+type task_name_t = (MACH_MSG_TYPE_STRING, 8*32);
+
#if KERNEL_SERVER
simport <kern/ipc_kobject.h>; /* for null conversion */
simport <kern/ipc_tt.h>; /* for task/thread conversion */
diff --git a/include/mach/mach_types.h b/include/mach/mach_types.h
index 8768482..5bb3a7b 100644
--- a/include/mach/mach_types.h
+++ b/include/mach/mach_types.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
#include <mach/port.h>
#include <mach/processor_info.h>
#include <mach/task_info.h>
+#include <mach/task_name.h>
#include <mach/task_special_ports.h>
#include <mach/thread_info.h>
#include <mach/thread_special_ports.h>
diff --git a/include/mach/task_name.h b/include/mach/task_name.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6306e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/mach/task_name.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+ * Author: Barry deFreese.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _TASK_NAME_H_
+#define _TASK_NAME_H_
+
+#define TASK_NAME_SIZE 32
+
+typedef char task_name_t[TASK_NAME_SIZE];
+
+#endif /* _TASK_NAME_H_ */
diff --git a/kern/task.c b/kern/task.c
index 114dd31..438037b 100644
--- a/kern/task.c
+++ b/kern/task.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
#include <mach/vm_param.h>
#include <mach/task_info.h>
#include <mach/task_special_ports.h>
+#include <mach/task_name.h>
#include <ipc/ipc_space.h>
#include <ipc/ipc_types.h>
#include <kern/debug.h>
@@ -1212,3 +1213,33 @@ task_ras_control(
#endif
return ret;
}
+
+kern_return_t
+task_set_name (
+ task_t task,
+ task_name_t name)
+{
+
+ if (task == TASK_NULL)
+ return KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+
+ strncpy(task->name, name, TASK_NAME_SIZE - 1);
+ task->name[TASK_NAME_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
+
+ return KERN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+kern_return_t
+task_get_name (
+ task_t task,
+ task_name_t name)
+{
+
+ if (task == TASK_NULL)
+ return KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+
+ strncpy(name, task->name, TASK_NAME_SIZE - 1);
+ name[TASK_NAME_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
+
+ return KERN_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/kern/task.h b/kern/task.h
index 9bfea57..842979a 100644
--- a/kern/task.h
+++ b/kern/task.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
#include <mach/time_value.h>
#include <mach/mach_param.h>
#include <mach/task_info.h>
+#include <mach/task_name.h>
#include <kern/kern_types.h>
#include <kern/lock.h>
#include <kern/queue.h>
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ struct task {
natural_t cow_faults; /* copy-on-write faults counter */
natural_t messages_sent; /* messages sent counter */
natural_t messages_received; /* messages received counter */
+
+ task_name_t name; /* Task name */
};
#define task_lock(task) simple_lock(&(task)->lock)
