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PR_GET_MDWE - get the Memory-Deny-Write-Execute protection mask for the calling process

NAME  LIBRARY  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  RETURN VALUE  STANDARDS  HISTORY  SEE ALSO 

NAME

PR_GET_MDWE − get the Memory-Deny-Write-Execute protection mask for the calling process

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc−lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <linux/prctl.h> /* Definition of PR_* constants */
#include <sys/prctl.h>

int prctl(PR_GET_MDWE, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L);

DESCRIPTION

Return the Memory-Deny-Write-Execute protection mask of the calling process. See PR_SET_MDWE(2const) for information on the protection mask bits.

RETURN VALUE

On success, a nonnegative value is returned. On error, −1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

STANDARDS

Linux.

HISTORY

Linux 6.3.

SEE ALSO

prctl(2), PR_SET_MDWE(2const)


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se