Query: i386_set_ldt
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I386_GET_LDT(2) BSD System Calls Manual I386_GET_LDT(2)NAMEi386_get_ldt, i386_set_ldt -- manage i386 per-process Local Descriptor Table entriesLIBRARYStandard C Library (libc, -lc)SYNOPSIS#include <architecture/i386/table.h> #include <i386/user_ldt.h> int i386_get_ldt(int start_sel, union ldt_entry *descs, int num_sels); int i386_set_ldt(int start_sel, union ldt_entry *descs, int num_sels);DESCRIPTIONThe i386_get_ldt() system call will return the list of i386 descriptors that the process has in its LDT. The i386_set_ldt() system call will set a list of i386 descriptors for the current process in its LDT. Both routines accept a starting selector number start_sel, an array of memory that will contain the descriptors to be set or returned descs, and the number of entries to set or return num_sels. The argument descs can be either code_desc_t, data_desc_t or call_gate_t and are defined in <architecture/i386/desc.h>. These structures are defined by the architecture as disjoint bit-fields, so care must be taken in constructing them. If start_sel is LDT_AUTO_ALLOC, num_sels is 1 and the descriptor pointed to by descs is legal, then i386_set_ldt() will allocate a descriptor and return its selector number. If num_descs is 1, start_sels is valid, and descs is NULL, then i386_set_ldt() will free that descriptor (making it available to be reallo- cated again later). If num_descs is 0, start_sels is 0 and descs is NULL then, as a special case, i386_set_ldt() will free all descriptors.RETURN VALUESUpon successful completion, i386_get_ldt() returns the number of descriptors currently in the LDT. The i386_set_ldt() system call returns the first selector set. In the case when a descriptor is allocated by the kernel, its number will be returned. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error.ERRORSThe i386_get_ldt() and i386_set_ldt() system calls will fail if: [EINVAL] An inappropriate value was used for start_sel or num_sels. [EACCES] The caller attempted to use a descriptor that would circumvent protection or cause a failure.SEE ALSOi386 Microprocessor Programmer's Reference Manual, IntelWARNINGYou can really hose your process using this.BSDSeptember 20, 1993 BSD
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