-static struct task_struct *find_target(int request, int pid, int *err)
-{
- struct task_struct *child;
-
- *err = -EPERM;
- if (pid == 1)
- return NULL;
-
- *err = -ESRCH;
- read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
- child = find_task_by_pid(pid);
- if (child)
- get_task_struct(child);
- read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
- if (child) {
- *err = -EPERM;
- if (child->pid == 1)
- goto out;
- *err = ptrace_check_attach(child, request == PTRACE_KILL);
- if (*err < 0)
- goto out;
- return child;
- }
- out:
- if (child)
- put_task_struct(child);
- return NULL;
-
-}
-