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PR_SET_ENDIAN

(2const)

set endianness of the calling process

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#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)

DESCRIPTION

Set the endian-ness 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

endianness is not a valid value.

STANDARDS

Linux. PowerPC only.

HISTORY

Linux 2.6.18 (PowerPC).

See also