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14.Dd May 11, 2016
15.Dt PGETAUXVAL 3PROC
16.Os
17.Sh NAME
18.Nm Pgetauxval
19.Nd obtain auxiliary vector value
20.Sh SYNOPSIS
21.Lb libproc
22.In libproc.h
23.Ft int
24.Fo Pgetauxval
25.Fa "struct ps_prochandle *P"
26.Fa "int type"
27.Fc
28.Sh DESCRIPTION
29The
30.Fn Pgetauxval
31function looks up the entry
32.Fa type
33in the auxiliary vector of the process handle
34.Fa P
35and returns its value.
36The
37.Fa type
38argument should be the entry of the auxiliary vector.
39The list of such types may be found in
40.In sys/auxv.h .
41.Sh RETURN VALUES
42Upon successful completion, the
43.Fn Pgetauxval
44function returns the value of the auxiliary vector entry
45.Fa type .
46Otherwise,
47.Sy -1
48is returned to indicate that either the auxiliary vector or the
49.Fa type
50entry could not be found.
51.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
52.Sy Uncommitted
53.Sh MT-LEVEL
54See
55.Sy LOCKING
56in
57.Xr libproc 3LIB .
58.Sh SEE ALSO
59.Xr libproc 3LIB ,
60.Xr Pgetauxvec 3PROC ,
61.Xr proc 4
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