pr_mce_kill_clear(2const) - BetterMan

pr_mce_kill_clear(2const)

clear the machine check memory corruption kill policy

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Synopsis

#include <linux/prctl.h>
  /* Definition of 
PR_*
 constants */
#include <sys/prctl.h>
int prctl(PR_MCE_KILL, PR_MCE_KILL_CLEAR, 0L, 0L, 0L);

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This file defines the system-wide default.

NAME

PR_MCE_KILL_CLEAR - clear the machine check memory corruption kill policy

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

bash

#include <linux/prctl.h>\n  /* Definition of \nPR_*\n constants */
\n#include <sys/prctl.h>

bash

int prctl(PR_MCE_KILL, PR_MCE_KILL_CLEAR, 0L, 0L, 0L);

Clear the thread memory corruption kill policy and use the system-wide default.

On success, 0 is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

/proc/sys/vm/memory_failure_early_kill: This file defines the system-wide default.

Linux.

Linux 2.6.32.