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pr_set_vma(2const)

set an attribute for virtual memory areas

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Synopsis

#include <linux/prctl.h>
  /* Definition of 
PR_*
 constants */
#include <sys/prctl.h>
int prctl(PR_SET_VMA, long 
attr
, unsigned long 
addr
, unsigned long 
size
,
          const char *_Nullable 
val
);

—

Options · 3

PR_SET_VMA_ANON_NAME	Set a name for anonymous virtual memory areas. val should be a pointer to a null-terminated string containing the name. The name length including null byte cannot exceed 80 bytes. If val is NULL, the name of the appropriate anonymous virtual memory areas will be reset. The name can contain only printable ascii characters (isprint(3)), except '[', ']', '\', '$', and '`'.
EINVAL	attr is not a valid attribute.
EINVAL	addr is an invalid address.

NAME

PR_SET_VMA - set an attribute for virtual memory areas

SYNOPSIS

bash

#include <linux/prctl.h>\n  /* Definition of \nPR_*\n constants */
\n#include <sys/prctl.h>

bash

int prctl(PR_SET_VMA, long \nattr\n, unsigned long \naddr\n, unsigned long \nsize\n,\n
\n          const char *_Nullable \nval\n);

Sets an attribute specified in attr for virtual memory areas starting from the address specified in addr and spanning the size specified in size. val specifies the value of the attribute to be set.

Note that assigning an attribute to a virtual memory area might prevent it from being merged with adjacent virtual memory areas due to the difference in that attribute's value.

Currently, attr must be one of:

PR_SET_VMA_ANON_NAME: Set a name for anonymous virtual memory areas. val should be a pointer to a null-terminated string containing the name. The name length including null byte cannot exceed 80 bytes. If val is NULL, the name of the appropriate anonymous virtual memory areas will be reset. The name can contain only printable ascii characters (isprint(3)), except '[', ']', '\', '$', and '`'.

RETURN VALUE

On success, 0 is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

EINVAL: attr is not a valid attribute.
EINVAL: addr is an invalid address.

STANDARDS

Linux.

HISTORY

Linux 5.17.