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diff --git a/lib/libc/posix1e/cap_dup.3 b/lib/libc/posix1e/cap_dup.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..64b0bfb --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libc/posix1e/cap_dup.3 @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +.\"- +.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Robert N. M. Watson +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.\" TrustedBSD Project - support for POSIX.1e process capabilities +.\" +.Dd April 1, 2000 +.Dt CAP_DUP 3 +.Os FreeBSD 5.0 +.Sh NAME +.Nm cap_dup +.Nd Duplicate a Capability State in Working Storage +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Fd #include <sys/types.h> +.Fd #include <sys/capability.h> +.Ft cap_t +.Fn cap_dup "cap_t cap_p" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Fn cap_dup +function returns a duplicate capability state in working storage given the +source object +.Ar cap_p , +allocating any memory necessary, and returning a pointer to the newly +created capability state. +Once duplicated, no operations on the either capability state shall affect +the other in any way. +.Pp +This function may cause memory to be allocated. +The caller should free any releasable memory, when the capability state in +working storage is no longer required, by calling +.Vn cap_free +with the cap_t as an argument. +.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES +FreeBSD's support for POSIX.1e interfaces and features is still under +development at this time. +.Sh RETURN VALUES +Upon successful completion, the +.Fn cap_dup +function returns a pointer to the newly created capability state in working +storage. +Otherwise, a value of +.Va (cap_t)NULL +shall be returned and +.Va errno +shall be set to indicate the error. +.Sh ERRORS +If any of the following conditions occur, the +.Fn cap_dup +function shall return +.Va (cap_t)NULL +and set +.Va errno +to the corresponding value: +.Bl -tag -width Er +.It Bq Er EINVAL +The value of the +.Va cap_p +argument does not refer to a capability state in the working storage. +.It Bq Er ENOMEM +The capability state to be returned requires more memory than is allowed by +the hardware or system-imposed memory management constraints. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr cap 3 , +.Xr cap_free 3 , +.Xr posix1e 3 +.Sh STANDARDS +POSIX.1e is described in IEEE POSIX.1e draft 17. Discussion +of the draft continues on the cross-platform POSIX.1e implementation +mailing list. To join this list, see the +.Fx +POSIX.1e implementation +page for more information. +.Sh HISTORY +Support for POSIX.1e Capabilities was developed as part of the TrustedBSD +Project. +POSIX.1e Capability support was introduced in +.Fx 5.0 , +and development continues. +.Sh AUTHORS +.An Robert N M Watson |