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PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE(2const)   PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE(2const)

NAME         top

       PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE, PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_ENABLE - disable
       or enable performance counters attached to the calling process

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS         top

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

       int prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE);
       int prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_ENABLE);

DESCRIPTION         top

       PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE
              Disable all performance counters attached to the calling
              process, regardless of whether the counters were created by
              this process or another process.  Performance counters
              created by the calling process for other processes are
              unaffected.

       PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_ENABLE
              The converse of PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE; enable
              performance counters attached to the calling process.

RETURN VALUE         top

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

STANDARDS         top

       Linux.

HISTORY         top

       Linux 2.6.31.

       Originally called PR_TASK_PERF_COUNTERS_DISABLE and
       PR_TASK_PERF_COUNTERS_ENABLE; renamed (retaining the same
       numerical value) in Linux 2.6.32.

SEE ALSO         top

       prctl(2)

       For more information on performance counters, see the Linux kernel
       source file tools/perf/design.txt.

COLOPHON         top

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