MODIFYLDT(2) Linux Programmer's Manual MODIFYLDT(2)

NAME
       modifyldt - get or set ldt

SYNOPSIS
       #include 

       int modifyldt(int func, void *ptr, unsigned long bytecount);

       Note: There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.

DESCRIPTION
       modifyldt()  reads  or  writes  the local descriptor table (ldt) for a
       process.  The ldt is a per-process memory management table used by  the
       i386  processor.   For more information on this table, see an Intel 386
       processor handbook.

       When func is 0, modifyldt() reads the ldt into the memory  pointed  to
       by  ptr.   The number of bytes read is the smaller of bytecount and the
       actual size of the ldt.

       When func is 1, modifyldt() modifies one ldt entry.  ptr points  to  a
       userdesc  structure  and  bytecount must equal the size of this struc‐
       ture.

       The userdesc structure is defined in  as:

           struct userdesc {
               unsigned int  entrynumber;
               unsigned long baseaddr;
               unsigned int  limit;
               unsigned int  seg32bit:1;
               unsigned int  contents:2;
               unsigned int  readexeconly:1;
               unsigned int  limitinpages:1;
               unsigned int  segnotpresent:1;
               unsigned int  useable:1;
           };

       In Linux 2.4 and earlier, this structure was named modifyldtldts.

RETURN VALUE
       On success, modifyldt() returns either the actual number of bytes read
       (for  reading) or 0 (for writing).  On failure, modifyldt() returns -1
       and sets errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS
       EFAULT ptr points outside the address space.

       EINVAL ptr is 0, or func is 1 and bytecount is not equal to the size of
              the  structure  modifyldtldts,  or  func is 1 and the new ldt
              entry has invalid values.

       ENOSYS func is neither 0 nor 1.

CONFORMING TO
       This call is Linux-specific and should not be used in programs intended
       to be portable.

NOTES
       Glibc  does  not  provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using
       syscall(2).

SEE ALSO
       vm86(2)

COLOPHON
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Linux                             2012-07-13                     MODIFYLDT(2)