[PATCH 2/2] prctl.2: document SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER vs EFAULT

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Sep 25 2014 - 18:48:23 EST


This notes the distinction made between EINVAL and EFAULT when attempting
to use SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER with PR_SET_SECCOMP.

Suggested-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
man2/prctl.2 | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man2/prctl.2 b/man2/prctl.2
index 1199891..b7ddaac 100644
--- a/man2/prctl.2
+++ b/man2/prctl.2
@@ -825,6 +825,19 @@ is set appropriately.
.I arg2
is an invalid address.
.TP
+.B EFAULT
+.I option
+is
+.BR PR_SET_SECCOMP ,
+.I arg2
+is
+.BR SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER ,
+the system was built with
+.BR CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER
+and
+.I arg3
+is an invalid address.
+.TP
.B EINVAL
The value of
.I option
@@ -859,6 +872,16 @@ and the kernel was not configured with
.B EINVAL
.I option
is
+.BR PR_SET_SECCOMP ,
+.I arg2
+is
+.BR SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER ,
+and the kernel was not configured with
+.BR CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER .
+.TP
+.B EINVAL
+.I option
+is
.BR PR_SET_MM ,
and one of the following is true
.RS
--
1.9.1

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