From: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 01:21:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Since Linux 2.6.18, the PID of the new process is also available
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Since Linux 2.6.18, the PID of the new process is also available
for PTRACE_EVENT_VFORKDONE.
---

diff --git a/man2/ptrace.2 b/man2/ptrace.2
index 1eb17626f9..8e7c1d7def 100644
--- a/man2/ptrace.2
+++ b/man2/ptrace.2
@@ -251,7 +251,10 @@ about the ptrace event
 that just happened, placing it in the location \fIdata\fP in the parent.
 For PTRACE_EVENT_EXIT this is the child's exit status.  For
 PTRACE_EVENT_FORK, PTRACE_EVENT_VFORK and PTRACE_EVENT_CLONE this
-is the PID of the new process.  (\fIaddr\fP is ignored.)
+is the PID of the new process.  
+Since Linux 2.6.18, the PID of the new process is also available
+for PTRACE_EVENT_VFORK_DONE.
+(\fIaddr\fP is ignored.)
 .TP
 PTRACE_CONT
 Restarts the stopped child process.  If \fIdata\fP is non-zero and not