diff --git a/patches/gopsutil/v3/common/env.go b/patches/gopsutil/v3/common/env.go
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+package common
+
+type EnvKeyType string
+
+// EnvKey is a context key that can be used to set programmatically the environment
+// gopsutil relies on to perform calls against the OS.
+// Example of use:
+//
+//	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), common.EnvKey, EnvMap{common.HostProcEnvKey: "/myproc"})
+//	avg, err := load.AvgWithContext(ctx)
+var EnvKey = EnvKeyType("env")
+
+const (
+	HostProcEnvKey EnvKeyType = "HOST_PROC"
+	HostSysEnvKey  EnvKeyType = "HOST_SYS"
+	HostEtcEnvKey  EnvKeyType = "HOST_ETC"
+	HostVarEnvKey  EnvKeyType = "HOST_VAR"
+	HostRunEnvKey  EnvKeyType = "HOST_RUN"
+	HostDevEnvKey  EnvKeyType = "HOST_DEV"
+	HostRootEnvKey EnvKeyType = "HOST_ROOT"
+)
+
+type EnvMap map[EnvKeyType]string