NAME |LIBRARY |SYNOPSIS |DESCRIPTION |RETURN VALUE |ERRORS |STANDARDS |HISTORY |SEE ALSO |COLOPHON | |
PR_SET_MM_START_DATA(2const)PR_SET_MM_START_DATA(2const)PR_SET_MM_START_DATA, PR_SET_MM_END_DATA - modify kernel memory map descriptor fields
Standard C library (libc,-lc)
#include <linux/prctl.h>/* Definition ofPR_*constants */#include <sys/prctl.h>int prctl(PR_SET_MM, PR_SET_MM_START_DATA, unsigned longaddr, 0L, 0L);int prctl(PR_SET_MM, PR_SET_MM_END_DATA, unsigned longaddr, 0L, 0L);
PR_SET_MM_START_DATA Set the address above which initialized and uninitialized (bss) data are placed. The corresponding memory area must be readable and writable, but not executable or shareable.PR_SET_MM_END_DATA Set the address below which initialized and uninitialized (bss) data are placed. The corresponding memory area must be readable and writable, but not executable or shareable.
On success, 0 is returned. On error, -1 is returned, anderrno is set to indicate the error.
EINVALaddr is greater thanTASK_SIZE(the limit on the size of the user address space for this architecture).EINVALThe permissions of the corresponding memory area are not as required.
Linux.
Linux 3.3.
prctl(2)
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