PR_SET_MM_START_CODE(2const) — Linux manual page

PR_SET_MM_START_CODE(2const)                 PR_SET_MM_START_CODE(2const)

NAME         top

       PR_SET_MM_START_CODE, PR_SET_MM_END_CODE - modify kernel memory
       map descriptor fields

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <linux/prctl.h>  /* Definition of PR_* constants */
       #include <sys/prctl.h>

       int prctl(PR_SET_MM, PR_SET_MM_START_CODE, unsigned long addr, 0L, 0L);
       int prctl(PR_SET_MM, PR_SET_MM_END_CODE, unsigned long addr, 0L, 0L);

DESCRIPTION         top

       PR_SET_MM_START_CODE
              Set the address above which the program text can run.  The
              corresponding memory area must be readable and executable,
              but not writable or shareable (see mprotect(2) and mmap(2)
              for more information).

       PR_SET_MM_END_CODE
              Set the address below which the program text can run.  The
              corresponding memory area must be readable and executable,
              but not writable or shareable.

RETURN VALUE         top

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

ERRORS         top

       EINVAL addr is greater than TASK_SIZE (the limit on the size of
              the user address space for this architecture).

       EINVAL The permissions of the corresponding memory area are not as
              required.

STANDARDS         top

       Linux.

HISTORY         top

       Linux 3.3.

SEE ALSO         top

       prctl(2)

COLOPHON         top

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