Add process_vm_access fields for process_vm_readv/writev - #787
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Summary
Add ECS mappings for Linux
process_vm_accessevents so Defend documents can carry cross-process memory access details fromprocess_vm_readv/process_vm_writev. Fields sit underprocess.Ext.process_vm_access.*next to other Linux process telemetry.Issue: https://github.com/elastic/endpoint-dev/issues/21204
event.action: process_vm_accesstarget_pid,remote_addr, byte counts, and iovec counts (long);operation(keyword)bytes_transferredpreserves the raw syscall return value, including negative errno values for failed attemptsmain; sequentialmake clean && make allpassesProof
20260731T222145Z-process-vm-access(Endpoint 9.4.2)20260802T092603Z-process-vm-access-volumeonendpoint-9.4.2-ac8c21cfbdbcac3d(PASS, 4h)event.action=process_vm_accesswith operation, target PID, and byte fieldsCompanion PRs