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.Dd September 20, 1993
.Dt I386_GET_LDT 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm i386_get_ldt ,
.Nm i386_set_ldt
.Nd manage i386 per-process Local Descriptor Table entries
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In architecture/i386/table.h
.In i386/user_ldt.h
.Ft int
.Fn i386_get_ldt "int start_sel" "union ldt_entry *descs" "int num_sels"
.Ft int
.Fn i386_set_ldt "int start_sel" "union ldt_entry *descs" "int num_sels"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn i386_get_ldt
system call
will return the list of i386 descriptors that the process has in its
LDT.
The
.Fn i386_set_ldt
system call
will set a list of i386 descriptors for the current process in its
LDT.
Both routines accept a starting selector number
.Fa start_sel ,
an array of memory that
will contain the descriptors to be set or returned
.Fa descs ,
and the number of entries to set or return
.Fa num_sels .
.Pp
The argument
.Fa descs
can be either code_desc_t, data_desc_t or call_gate_t and are defined in
.In architecture/i386/desc.h .
These structures are defined by the architecture
as disjoint bit-fields, so care must be taken in constructing them.
.Pp
If
.Fa start_sel
is
.Em LDT_AUTO_ALLOC ,
.Fa num_sels
is 1 and the descriptor pointed to by
.Fa descs
is legal, then
.Fn i386_set_ldt
will allocate a descriptor and return its
selector number.
.Pp
If
.Fa num_descs
is 1,
.Fa start_sels
is valid, and
.Fa descs
is NULL, then
.Fn i386_set_ldt
will free that descriptor
(making it available to be reallocated again later).
.Pp
If
.Fa num_descs
is 0,
.Fa start_sels
is 0 and
.Fa descs
is NULL then, as a special case,
.Fn i386_set_ldt
will free all descriptors.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion,
.Fn i386_get_ldt
returns the number of descriptors currently in the LDT.
The
.Fn i386_set_ldt
system call
returns the first selector set.
In the case when a descriptor is allocated by the kernel, its number will
be returned.
Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and the global
variable
.Va errno
is set to indicate the error.
.Sh ERRORS
The
.Fn i386_get_ldt
and
.Fn i386_set_ldt
system calls
will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EINVAL
An inappropriate value was used for
.Fa start_sel
or
.Fa num_sels .
.It Bq Er EACCES
The caller attempted to use a descriptor that would
circumvent protection or cause a failure.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
i386 Microprocessor Programmer's Reference Manual, Intel
.Sh WARNING
You can really hose your process using this.
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	35	.Dd September 20, 1993
	36	.Dt I386_GET_LDT 2
	37	.Os
	38	.Sh NAME
	39	.Nm i386_get_ldt ,
	40	.Nm i386_set_ldt
	41	.Nd manage i386 per-process Local Descriptor Table entries
	42	.Sh LIBRARY
	43	.Lb libc
	44	.Sh SYNOPSIS
	45	.In architecture/i386/table.h
	46	.In i386/user_ldt.h
	47	.Ft int
	48	.Fn i386_get_ldt "int start_sel" "union ldt_entry *descs" "int num_sels"
	49	.Ft int
	50	.Fn i386_set_ldt "int start_sel" "union ldt_entry *descs" "int num_sels"
	51	.Sh DESCRIPTION
	52	The
	53	.Fn i386_get_ldt
	54	system call
	55	will return the list of i386 descriptors that the process has in its
	56	LDT.
	57	The
	58	.Fn i386_set_ldt
	59	system call
	60	will set a list of i386 descriptors for the current process in its
	61	LDT.
	62	Both routines accept a starting selector number
	63	.Fa start_sel ,
	64	an array of memory that
65	will contain the descriptors to be set or returned
66	.Fa descs ,
67	and the number of entries to set or return
68	.Fa num_sels .
69	.Pp
70	The argument
71	.Fa descs
72	can be either code_desc_t, data_desc_t or call_gate_t and are defined in
73	.In architecture/i386/desc.h .
74	These structures are defined by the architecture
75	as disjoint bit-fields, so care must be taken in constructing them.
76	.Pp
77	If
78	.Fa start_sel
79	is
80	.Em LDT_AUTO_ALLOC ,
81	.Fa num_sels
82	is 1 and the descriptor pointed to by
83	.Fa descs
84	is legal, then
85	.Fn i386_set_ldt
86	will allocate a descriptor and return its
87	selector number.
88	.Pp
89	If
90	.Fa num_descs
91	is 1,
92	.Fa start_sels
93	is valid, and
94	.Fa descs
95	is NULL, then
96	.Fn i386_set_ldt
97	will free that descriptor
98	(making it available to be reallocated again later).
99	.Pp
100	If
101	.Fa num_descs
102	is 0,
103	.Fa start_sels
104	is 0 and
105	.Fa descs
106	is NULL then, as a special case,
107	.Fn i386_set_ldt
108	will free all descriptors.
109	.Sh RETURN VALUES
110	Upon successful completion,
111	.Fn i386_get_ldt
112	returns the number of descriptors currently in the LDT.
113	The
114	.Fn i386_set_ldt
115	system call
116	returns the first selector set.
117	In the case when a descriptor is allocated by the kernel, its number will
118	be returned.
119	Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and the global
120	variable
121	.Va errno
122	is set to indicate the error.
123	.Sh ERRORS
124	The
125	.Fn i386_get_ldt
126	and
127	.Fn i386_set_ldt
128	system calls
129	will fail if:
130	.Bl -tag -width Er
131	.It Bq Er EINVAL
132	An inappropriate value was used for
133	.Fa start_sel
134	or
135	.Fa num_sels .
136	.It Bq Er EACCES
137	The caller attempted to use a descriptor that would
138	circumvent protection or cause a failure.
139	.El
140	.Sh SEE ALSO
141	i386 Microprocessor Programmer's Reference Manual, Intel
142	.Sh WARNING
143	You can really hose your process using this.