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