prctl on metag

operations on a process or thread

sys_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3, unsigned long arg4, unsigned long arg5)
number167 (0xa7)
abicommon
entry pointsys_prctl
sinceLinux 3.9 or earlier (3.9 is the first release scanned for metag)
man pageprctl(2)
sourceelixir.bootlin.com

Registers

registervalue
D1Re0167, the syscall number
D1Ar1int option
D0Ar2unsigned long arg2
D1Ar3unsigned long arg3
D0Ar4unsigned long arg4
D1Ar5unsigned long arg5
D0Re0the return value

Then run SWITCH #0x440001 to enter the kernel.

Values wider than one register are packed into consecutive arguments.

This architecture was removed from the Linux kernel in Linux 4.17. The newest release with a syscall table here is Linux 4.16. The other removed architectures live on the historical architectures page.

Same syscall on other architectures

Get this as JSON: https://api.syscall.sh/v2/syscalls/metag/prctl?kernel=all