- // see prctl(2), needs linux3.5
- int ret = prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0,0, 0);
- if(ret < 0)
+#if defined(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS) && ( PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS != 38 )
+#error "PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS is defined, but with a different value than expected!"
+#endif
+ // see prctl(2), needs linux3.5 at runtime - magic constant to avoid it at buildtime
+ int ret = prctl(38, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+ // ignore EINVAL - kernel is too old to understand the option
+ if(ret < 0 && errno != EINVAL)