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explain_ptrace_or_die(3)    Library Functions Manual	explain_ptrace_or_die(3)

NAME
     explain_ptrace_or_die - process trace and report errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/ptrace.h>
     long explain_ptrace_or_die(int request, pid_t pid, void *addr, void *data);
     long  explain_ptrace_on_error(int	request,  pid_t  pid,  void  *addr, void
     *data);

DESCRIPTION
     The explain_ptrace_or_die function is used to  call  the  ptrace(2)  system
     call.  On	failure  an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from
     the explain_ptrace(3) function, and then the process terminates by  calling
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

     The  explain_ptrace_on_error  function is used to call the ptrace(2) system
     call. On failure an explanation will be printed to  stderr,  obtained  from
     the explain_ptrace(3) function, but still returns to the caller.

     request
	     The request, exactly as to be passed to the ptrace(2) system call.

     pid     The pid, exactly as to be passed to the ptrace(2) system call.

     addr    The addr, exactly as to be passed to the ptrace(2) system call.

     data    The data, exactly as to be passed to the ptrace(2) system call.

RETURN VALUE
     The  explain_ptrace_or_die  function only returns on success, see ptrace(2)
     for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it  does
     not return.

     The explain_ptrace_on_error function always returns the value return by the
     wrapped ptrace(2) system call.

EXAMPLE
     The explain_ptrace_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion sim-
     ilar to the following example:
	    long result = explain_ptrace_or_die(request, pid, addr, data);

SEE ALSO
     ptrace(2)
	     process trace

     explain_ptrace(3)
	     explain ptrace(2) errors

     exit(2)
	     terminate the calling process

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller

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