PGETAUXVAL(3PROC) Process Control Library Functions PGETAUXVAL(3PROC)

NAME

Pgetauxval - obtain auxiliary vector value

LIBRARY

Process Control Library (libproc, -lproc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <libproc.h>

int
Pgetauxval(struct ps_prochandle *P, int type);

DESCRIPTION

The Pgetauxval() function looks up the entry type in the auxiliary
vector of the process handle P and returns its value. The type
argument should be the entry of the auxiliary vector. The list of such
types may be found in <sys/auxv.h>.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, the Pgetauxval() function returns the value
of the auxiliary vector entry type. Otherwise, -1 is returned to
indicate that either the auxiliary vector or the type entry could not
be found.

INTERFACE STABILITY

Uncommitted

MT-LEVEL
See LOCKING in libproc(3LIB).

SEE ALSO

libproc(3LIB), Pgetauxvec(3PROC), proc(5)

illumos May 11, 2016 illumos