[$] Two pidfd tweaks: PIDFD_GET_INFO and PIDFD_SELF The pidfd mechanism, which uses file descriptors to refer to processes in an unambiguous and race-free way, <a href="https://lwn.net/Articles/773459/" rel="nofollow">was first introduced</a> in 2018. Since then, the interface has https://lwn.net/Articles/794707/ , but development has slowed over time as the interface has matured. There are, however, a couple of patches in circulation that are meant to make working with pidfds simpler in some situations. https://lwn.net/Articles/992991/