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| EINVAL | endianness is not a valid value. |
NAME
PR_SET_ENDIAN - set endianness of the calling process
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
bash
#include <linux/prctl.h>\n /* Definition of \nPR_*\n constants */
\n#include <sys/prctl.h>bash
int prctl(PR_SET_ENDIAN, long \nendianness\n);DESCRIPTION
Set the endian-ness of the calling process to the value given in endianness, which should be one of the following: PR_ENDIAN_BIG, PR_ENDIAN_LITTLE, or PR_ENDIAN_PPC_LITTLE (PowerPC pseudo little endian).
RETURN VALUE
On success, 0 is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
- EINVAL
endianness is not a valid value.
STANDARDS
Linux. PowerPC only.
HISTORY
Linux 2.6.18 (PowerPC).
SEE ALSO
prctl(2), PR_GET_ENDIAN(2const)