2 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/SystemInfo.h b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/SystemInfo.h
index 5a116cf8ee..d43fe34b04 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/SystemInfo.h
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/SystemInfo.h
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@ namespace SystemInfo {
                       std::string &version,
                       std::string &machine);
 
+    /**
+     * Get the process ID of the current process.
+     */
+    uint32_t getProcessId();
+
+    /**
+     * Get the process ID of the parent of the current process.
+     */
+    uint32_t getParentProcessId();
+
+
 }}} // namespace qpid::sys::SystemInfo
 
 #endif  /*!QPID_SYS_SYSTEMINFO_H*/
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/SystemInfo.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/SystemInfo.cpp
index 9bbd023e29..938d4861c4 100755
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/SystemInfo.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/SystemInfo.cpp
@@ -94,4 +94,16 @@ void SystemInfo::getSystemId (std::string &osName,
     }
 }
 
+uint32_t SystemInfo::getProcessId()
+{
+    return (uint32_t) ::getpid();
+}
+
+uint32_t SystemInfo::getParentProcessId()
+{
+    return (uint32_t) ::getppid();
+}
+
+
+
 }} // namespace qpid::sys