---
man2/prctl.2 | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
diff --git a/man2/prctl.2 b/man2/prctl.2
index 7f0ac46..f866f04 100644
--- a/man2/prctl.2
+++ b/man2/prctl.2
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
.\" SECCOMP_MODE_STRICT, SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER
.\" (thx Andy Lutomirski <luto-kltTT9wpgjJwATOyAt5JVQ@public.gmane.org> 259e5e6c)
.\" PR_SET_TIMERSLACK, PR_GET_TIMESLACK, ARM alignment trap handler
+.\" PR_SET_PTRACER
.\"
.TH PRCTL 2 2012-08-03 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
@@ -321,6 +322,18 @@ This operation is only available if the kernel is configured with
.BR CONFIG_SECCOMP
enabled.
.TP
+.BR PR_SET_PTRACER " (since Linux 3.3)"
+When using restricted ptrace, permit process of pid
+.I arg2
+to ptrace the current task. A value of 0 means "no process", and the special
+value
+.B PR_SET_PTRACER_ANY
+disables restricted ptrace for this process. Restricted ptrace is set via
+.IR /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope
+when the kernel has been configured with
+.B CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA
+and the yama LSM is active.
+.TP
.BR PR_SET_SECUREBITS " (since Linux 2.6.26)"
Set the "securebits" flags of the calling thread to the value supplied in
.IR arg2 .
@@ -699,6 +712,16 @@ is
.B EINVAL
.I option
is
+.BR PR_SET_PTRACER
+and
+.I arg2
+is not 0,
+.BR PR_SET_PTRACER_ANY ,
+or the pid of an active process.
+.TP
+.B EINVAL
+.I option
+is
.BR PR_SET_MM ,
and one of the following is true
.RS
@@ -742,6 +765,12 @@ and
.I arg3
is not a valid filter program.
.TP
+.B ENOMEM
+.I option
+is
+.BR PR_SET_PTRACER
+and insufficient memory to set up ptrace relation with given pid.
+.TP
.B EPERM
.I option
is
--
1.7.9.5
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