On 02/15/2017 09:14 PM, Mike Frysinger wrote: > The Linux 3.10 release dropped the c/r requirement and opened it up > to all users. Thanks, Mike. Applied. Cheers, Michael > Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > man2/prctl.2 | 12 +++++++++--- > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/man2/prctl.2 b/man2/prctl.2 > index dba32ebee1b5..42827aa2def4 100644 > --- a/man2/prctl.2 > +++ b/man2/prctl.2 > @@ -504,9 +504,7 @@ Usually these fields are set by the kernel and dynamic loader (see > for more information) and a regular application should not use this feature. > However, there are cases, such as self-modifying programs, > where a program might find it useful to change its own memory map. > -This feature is available only if the kernel is built with the > -.BR CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE > -option enabled. > + > The calling process must have the > .BR CAP_SYS_RESOURCE > capability. > @@ -520,6 +518,14 @@ The > and > .I arg5 > arguments must be zero if unused. > + > +.\" commit 52b3694157e3aa6df871e283115652ec6f2d31e0 > +Since Linux 3.10, > +this feature is available all the time. > +Before Linux 3.10, > +this feature is available only if the kernel is built with the > +.BR CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE > +option enabled. > .RS > .TP > .BR PR_SET_MM_START_CODE > -- Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
