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NAME | LIBRARY | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | ERRORS | STANDARDS | HISTORY | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON 

PR_GET_FPEXC(2const)                                PR_GET_FPEXC(2const)

NAME         top

       PR_GET_FPEXC - get the floating-point exception mode

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <linux/prctl.h>  /* Definition of PR_* constants */
       #include <sys/prctl.h>

       int prctl(PR_GET_FPEXC, unsigned int *mode);

DESCRIPTION         top

       Return floating-point exception mode, in the location pointed to
       by mode.

RETURN VALUE         top

       On success, 0 is returned.  On error, -1 is returned, and errno
       is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS         top

       EFAULT mode is an invalid address.

STANDARDS         top

       Linux.  PowerPC only.

HISTORY         top

       Linux 2.4.21, 2.5.32.  (PowerPC)

SEE ALSO         top

       prctl(2), PR_SET_FPEXC(2const)

COLOPHON         top

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