xref: /dragonfly/lib/libc/sys/lwp_setname.2 (revision 0de61e28)
1.\" Copyright (c) 2015 The DragonFly Project.  All rights reserved.
2.\"
3.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The DragonFly Project
4.\" by Sepherosa Ziehau <sepherosa@gmail.com>.
5.\"
6.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
7.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
8.\" are met:
9.\"
10.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
11.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
12.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
13.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
14.\"    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
15.\"    distribution.
16.\" 3. Neither the name of The DragonFly Project nor the names of its
17.\"    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
18.\"    from this software without specific, prior written permission.
19.\"
20.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
21.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
22.\" LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
23.\" FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
24.\" COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
25.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
26.\" BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
27.\" LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
28.\" AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
29.\" OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
30.\" OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
31.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
32.\"
33.Dd November 19, 2015
34.Dt LWP_SETNAME 2
35.Os
36.Sh NAME
37.Nm lwp_setname
38.Nm lwp_getname
39.Nd Set or retrieve the lwp name that shows up in ps.
40.Sh LIBRARY
41.Lb libc
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.In sys/lwp.h
44.Ft int
45.Fn lwp_setname "lwpid_t tid" "const char *name"
46.Ft int
47.Fn lwp_getname "lwpid_t tid" "char *name" "size_t len"
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Fn lwp_setname
51system call sets the lwp name.
52The lwp is in the process calling this system call,
53and the lwp is specified by
54.Fa tid .
55If the
56.Fa name
57is
58.Dv NULL ,
59the lwp name will be set to the process name,
60which is the default name of the lwp.
61The
62.Fa name
63will be truncated,
64if it is longer than
65.Dv MAXCOMLEN .
66.Pp
67The
68.Fn lwp_getname
69system call gets the lwp name, storing it in the supplied
70buffer up to (len - 1) characters plus the terminator.
71The buffer will always be terminated.
72.Sh RETURN VALUES
73This system call returns \-1 on error and
740 upon successful completion.
75.Sh ERRORS
76The
77.Fn lwp_setname
78system call will fail if:
79.Bl -tag -width Er
80.It Bq Er EFAULT
81The
82.Fa name
83parameter is outside the process's allocated address space.
84.El
85.Sh SEE ALSO
86.Xr lwp_create 2 ,
87.Xr setproctitle 3
88.Sh HISTORY
89The
90.Fn lwp_setname
91function first appeared in
92.Dx 4.3 .
93