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PR_SET_MM_BRK

modify kernel memory map descriptor fields

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

#include <linux/prctl.h>  /* Definition of PR_* constants */
#include <sys/prctl.h>
int prctl(PR_SET_MM, PR_SET_MM_BRK, unsigned long addr, 0L, 0L);

Set the current brk(2) value.

The requirements for the address are the same as for the PR_SET_MM_START_BRK option.

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

addr is greater than TASK_SIZE (the limit on the size of the user address space for this architecture).
addr is less than or equal to the end of the data segment or specifies a value that would cause the RLIMIT_DATA resource limit to be exceeded.

Linux.

Linux 3.3.

prctl(2), PR_SET_MM(2const), PR_SET_MM_START_BRK(2const)