Re: [patch] ptrace.2: Document PTRACE_SET_SYSCALL

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On Mon, Sep 03, 2018 at 01:26:15PM -0400, Joseph C. Sible wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Joseph C. Sible <josephcsible@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  man2/ptrace.2 | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man2/ptrace.2 b/man2/ptrace.2
> index aea63d2..69699cc 100644
> --- a/man2/ptrace.2
> +++ b/man2/ptrace.2
[...]
> @@ -735,6 +728,22 @@ argument is treated as for
>  .RI ( addr
>  is ignored.)
>  .TP
> +.BR PTRACE_SET_SYSCALL " (since Linux 2.6.16)"
> +.\" commit 3f471126ee53feb5e9b210ea2f525ed3bb9b7a7f
> +When in syscall-enter-stop, change the number of the syscall about to
> +be executed to the number specified in the
> +.I data
> +argument. The
> +.I addr
> +argument is ignored. This request is currently
> +.\" As of 4.19-rc2
> +supported only on arm (and arm64, though only for backwards compatibility),
> +.\" commit 27aa55c5e5123fa8b8ad0156559d34d7edff58ca
> +but most other architectures have other means of accomplishing this
> +(usually by changing the register that the userland code passed the
> +syscall number in).
> +.\" see change_syscall in tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c

I suggest replacing the reference to that huge file with a reference to
syscall(2) manpage that contains more detailed information in a much more
readable form.


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