PR_SET_ENDIAN2const
Set endianness of the calling process
Usage
#include <linux/prctl.h> /* Definition of PR_* constants */ #include <sys/prctl.h>
int prctl(PR_SET_ENDIAN, long endianness);
Library
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
Overview
Set the endianness of the calling process to the value given in endianness, which should be one of the following: PR_ENDIAN_BIG, PR_ENDIAN_LITTLE, or PR_ENDIAN_PPC_LITTLE (PowerPC pseudo little endian).
Return value
On success, 0 is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.
Errors
- EINVAL
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endianness is not a valid value.
Releases
2 releases since Debian 13 (Trixie); the text changed 1 time.