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.TH PR_SET_MM 2const 2025-05-17 "Linux man-pages 6.16"
.SH NAME
PR_SET_MM
\-
modify kernel memory map descriptor fields
.SH LIBRARY
Standard C library
.RI ( libc ,\~ \-lc )
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BR "#include <linux/prctl.h>" "  /* Definition of " PR_* " constants */"
.B #include <sys/prctl.h>
.P
.BI "int prctl(PR_SET_MM, long " op ", ...);"
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Modify certain kernel memory map descriptor fields
of the calling process.
Usually these fields are set by the kernel and dynamic loader (see
.BR ld.so (8)
for more information) and a regular application should not use this feature.
However, there are cases, such as self-modifying programs,
where a program might find it useful to change its own memory map.
.P
The calling process must have the
.B CAP_SYS_RESOURCE
capability.
The value in
.I op
is one of the options below.
.TP
.B PR_SET_MM_START_CODE
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_END_CODE
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_START_DATA
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_END_DATA
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_START_STACK
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_START_BRK
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_BRK
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_ARG_START
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_ARG_END
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_ENV_START
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_ENV_END
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_AUXV
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_EXE_FILE
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_MAP
.TQ
.B PR_SET_MM_MAP_SIZE
.SH RETURN VALUE
On success,
0 is returned.
On error, \-1 is returned, and
.I errno
is set to indicate the error.
.SH ERRORS
.TP
.B EINVAL
.I op
is not a valid value.
.TP
.B EPERM
The caller does not have the
.B CAP_SYS_RESOURCE
capability.
.SH STANDARDS
Linux.
.SH HISTORY
Linux 3.3.
.\" commit 028ee4be34a09a6d48bdf30ab991ae933a7bc036
.P
Before Linux 3.10,
.\" commit 52b3694157e3aa6df871e283115652ec6f2d31e0
this feature is available only if the kernel is built with the
.B CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE
option enabled.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR prctl (2),
.BR PR_SET_MM_START_CODE (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_END_CODE (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_START_DATA (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_END_DATA (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_START_STACK (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_START_BRK (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_BRK (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_ARG_START (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_ARG_END (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_ENV_START (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_ENV_END (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_EXE_FILE (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_MAP (2const),
.BR PR_SET_MM_MAP_SIZE (2const)