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$SETPRN

Allows a process to establish or to change its own process name.

Format

SYS$SETPRN [prcnam]


C Prototype

int sys$setprn (void *prcnam);


Argument

prcnam


OpenVMS usage: process_name
type: character-coded text string
access: read only
mechanism: by descriptor--fixed-length string descriptor

Process name to be given to the calling process. The prcnam argument is the address of a character string descriptor pointing to a 1- to 15-character process name string. If you do not specify prcnam, the calling process is given no name.

Description

The Set Process Name service allows a process to establish or to change its own process name, which remains in effect until you change it (using $SETPRN) or until the process is deleted. Process names provide an identification mechanism for processes executing with the same group number. A process can also be identified by its process identification (PID).

Required Access or Privileges

None

Required Quota

None

Related Services

$CANEXH, $CREPRC, $DCLEXH, $DELPRC, $EXIT, $FORCEX, $GETJPI, $GETJPIW, $HIBER, $PROCESS_SCAN, $RESUME, $SETPRI, $SETPRV, $SETRWM, $SUSPND, $WAKE


Condition Values Returned

SS$_NORMAL The service completed successfully.
SS$_ACCVIO The process name string or string descriptor cannot be read by the caller.
SS$_DUPLNAM The specified process name duplicates one already specified within that group.
SS$_IVLOGNAM The specified process name has a length of 0 or has more than 15 characters.

$SETPRT

Allows a process to change the protection on a page or range of pages.

Format

SYS$SETPRT inadr ,[retadr] ,[acmode] ,prot ,[prvprt]


C Prototype

int sys$setprt (struct _va_range *inadr, struct _va_range *retadr, unsigned int acmode, unsigned int prot, unsigned char *prvprt);


Arguments

inadr


OpenVMS usage: address_range
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by reference

Starting and ending virtual addresses of the range of pages whose protection is to be changed. The inadr argument is the address of a 2-longword array containing, in order, the starting and ending process virtual addresses.

Addresses are adjusted up or down to fall on CPU-specific page boundaries. Only the virtual page number portion of each virtual address is used; the low-order byte-within-page bits are ignored.

If the starting and ending virtual addresses are the same, the protection is changed for a single page.

retadr


OpenVMS usage: address_range
type: longword (unsigned)
access: write only
mechanism: by reference---array reference or descriptor

Starting and ending virtual addresses of the range of pages whose protection was actually changed by $SETPRT. The retadr argument is the address of a 2-longword array containing, in order, the starting and ending process virtual addresses.

If an error occurs while the protection is being changed, $SETPRT writes into retadr the range of pages that were successfully changed before the error occurred. If no pages were affected before the error occurred, $SETPRT writes the value --1 into each longword of the 2-longword array.

acmode


OpenVMS usage: access_mode
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by value

Access mode associated with the call to $SETPRT. The acmode argument is a longword containing the access mode. The $PSLDEF macro defines symbols for the access modes.

The $SETPRT service uses whichever of the following two access modes is least privileged: (1) the access mode specified by acmode or (2) the access mode of the caller. To change the protection of any page in the specified range, the resultant access mode must be equal to or more privileged than the access mode of the owner of that page.

prot


OpenVMS usage: page_protection
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by value

Page protection to be assigned to the specified pages. The prot argument is a longword value containing the protection code. Only bits 0 to 3 are used; bits 4 to 31 are ignored.

The $PRTDEF macro defines the following symbolic names for the protection codes:

Symbol Description
PRT$C_NA No access
PRT$C_KR Kernel read only
PRT$C_KW Kernel write
PRT$C_ER Executive read only
PRT$C_EW Executive write
PRT$C_SR Supervisor read only
PRT$C_SW Supervisor write
PRT$C_UR User read only
PRT$C_UW User write
PRT$C_ERKW Executive read; kernel write
PRT$C_SRKW Supervisor read; kernel write
PRT$C_SREW Supervisor read; executive write
PRT$C_URKW User read; kernel write
PRT$C_UREW User read; executive write
PRT$C_URSW User read; supervisor write

OpenVMS Alpha and I64 systems convert PRT$C_NA to the next highest protection, kernel-read.

If you specify the protection as the value 0, the protection defaults to kernel read only.

prvprt


OpenVMS usage: page_protection
type: byte (unsigned)
access: write only
mechanism: by reference

Protection previously assigned to the last page in the range. The prvprt argument is the address of a byte into which $SETPRT writes the protection of this page. The prvprt argument is useful only when protection for a single page is being changed.

Description

The Set Protection on Pages service allows a process to change the protection on a page or range of pages.

Required Access or Privileges

None

Required Quota

If a process changes the protection for any pages in a private section from read only to read/write, $SETPRT uses the paging file (PGFLQUOTA) quota of the process.

For pages in global sections, the new protection can alter only copy-on-reference pages.

Related Services

$ADJSTK, $ADJWSL, $CRETVA, $CRMPSC, $DELTVA, $DGBLSC, $EXPREG, $LCKPAG, $LKWSET, $MGBLSC, $PURGWS, $SETSTK, $SETSWM, $ULKPAG, $ULWSET, $UPDSEC, $UPDSECW


Condition Values Returned

SS$_NORMAL The service completed successfully.
SS$_ACCVIO The input address array cannot be read by the caller; the output address array or the byte to receive the previous protection cannot be written by the caller; or an attempt was made to change the protection of a nonexistent page.
SS$_EXQUOTA The process exceeded its paging file quota while changing a page in a read-only private section to a read/write page.
SS$_IVPROTECT The specified protection code has a numeric value of 1, less than 0, or greater than 15.
SS$_LENVIO A page in the specified range is beyond the end of the program or control region.
SS$_NOPRIV A page in the specified range is in the system address space; an attempt was made to change the protection of a valid global page, of an invalid global noncopy-on-reference page, or a PFN global or private page.
SS$_PAGOWNVIO The process attempted to change the protection on a page owned by a more privileged access mode.

$SETPRT_64 (Alpha and I64)

On Alpha and I64 systems, allows a process to change the protection on a page or range of pages.

This service accepts 64-bit addresses.


Format

SYS$SETPRT_64 start_va_64 ,length_64 ,acmode ,prot ,return_va_64 ,return_length_64 ,return_prot_64


C Prototype

int sys$setprt_64 (void *start_va_64, unsigned __int64 length_64, unsigned int acmode, unsigned int prot, void *(*(return_va_64)), unsigned __int64 *return_length_64, unsigned int *return_prot_64);


Arguments

start_va_64


OpenVMS usage: address
type: quadword address
access: read only
mechanism: by value

The starting virtual address of the range of pages whose protection is to be changed. The specified virtual address will be rounded down to a CPU-specific boundary.

length_64


OpenVMS usage: byte count
type: quadword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by value

Length of the virtual address space whose protection is to be changed. The specified length will be rounded up to a CPU-specific page boundary so that it includes all CPU-specific pages in the requested range.

acmode


OpenVMS usage: access_mode
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by value

Access mode associated with the call to $SETPRT_64. The acmode argument is a longword containing the access mode.

The $PSLDEF macro in STARLET.MLB and the file PSLDEF.H in SYS$STARLET_C.TLB define the following symbols and their values for the four access modes:

Value Symbolic Name Access Mode
0 PSL$C_KERNEL Kernel
1 PSL$C_EXEC Executive
2 PSL$C_SUPER Supervisor
3 PSL$C_USER User

The most privileged access mode used is the access mode of the caller. To change the protection of any page in the specified range, the resultant access mode must be equal to or more privileged than the access mode of the owner of that page.

prot


OpenVMS usage: page_protection
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by value

Page protection to be assigned to the specified pages. The prot argument is a longword value containing the protection code. Only bits 0 to 3 are used; bits 4 to 31 are ignored.

The $PRTDEF macro for MACRO-32 and the include file PRTDEF.H for C define the symbolic names for the protection codes.

return_va_64


OpenVMS usage: address
type: quadword address
access: write only
mechanism: by 32- or 64-bit reference

The lowest process virtual address of the range of pages whose protection was actually changed. The return_va_64 argument is the 32- or 64-bit virtual address of a naturally aligned quadword into which the service returns the virtual address.

return_length_64


OpenVMS usage: byte count
type: quadword (unsigned)
access: write only
mechanism: by 32- or 64-bit reference

The length of the virtual address range whose protection was actually changed. The return_length_64 argument is the 32- or 64-bit virtual address of a naturally aligned quadword into which the service returns the length of the virtual address range in bytes.

return_prot_64


OpenVMS usage: page_protection
type: longword (unsigned)
access: write only
mechanism: by 32- or 64-bit reference

Protection previously assigned to the last page in the range. The return_prot_64 argument is the 32- or 64-bit virtual address of a naturally aligned longword into which $SETPRT_64 writes the protection of this page. The return_prot_64 argument is useful only when protection for a single page is being changed.

Description

The Set Protection on Pages service allows a process to change the protection on a page or range of pages. For pages in a global section, the new protection can alter only copy-on-reference pages.

If the condition value SS$_ACCVIO is returned by this service, a value cannot be returned in the memory locations pointed to by the return_va_64, return_length_64, and return_prot arguments.

If a condition value other than SS$_ACCVIO is returned, the returned address and returned length indicate the pages that were successfully changed before the error occurred. If no pages were changed, the return_va_64 argument will contain the value -1, and a value cannot be returned in the memory location pointed to by the return_length_64 argument.

Required Privileges

None

Required Quota

If a process changes the protection for any pages in a private section from read-only to read/write, $SETPRT_64 uses the paging file (PGFLQUOTA) quota of the process.

Related Services

$CRETVA_64, $CRMPSC_FILE_64, $CRMPSC_GFILE_64, $CRMPSC_GPFILE_64, $EXPREG_64, $MGBLSC_64


Condition Values Returned

SS$_NORMAL The service completed successfully.
SS$_ACCVIO The return_va_64 or the return_length_64 argument cannot be written by the caller.
SS$_EXPGFLQUOTA The process exceeded its paging file quota while changing a page in a read-only private section to a read/write page.
SS$_IVPROTECT The specified protection code has a numeric value of 1 or is greater than 15.
SS$_LENVIO A page in the specified range is not in process private address space.
SS$_NOSUCHPAG An attempt was made to change the protection on a nonexistent page.
SS$_PAGNOTINREG A page in the specified range is not within the specified region.
SS$_PAGTYPVIO A page in the specified range is not in process private address space.
SS$_PAGOWNVIO The process attempted to change the protection on a page owned by a more privileged access mode.

$SETPRV

Enables or disables specified privileges for the calling process.

Format

SYS$SETPRV [enbflg] ,[prvadr] ,[prmflg] ,[prvprv]


C Prototype

int sys$setprv (char enbflg, struct _generic_64 *prvadr, char prmflg, struct _generic_64 *prvprv);


Arguments

enbflg


OpenVMS usage: boolean
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by value

Indicator specifying whether the specified privileges are to be enabled or disabled. The enbflg argument is a longword value. The value 1 indicates that the privileges specified in the prvadr argument are to be enabled. The value 0 (the default) indicates that the privileges are to be disabled.

prvadr


OpenVMS usage: mask_privileges
type: quadword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by reference

Privileges to be enabled or disabled for the calling process. The prvadr argument is the address of a quadword bit vector wherein each bit corresponds to a privilege that is to be enabled or disabled.

Each bit has a symbolic name. The $PRVDEF macro defines these names. You form the bit vector by specifying the symbolic name of each desired privilege in a logical OR operation. The following table provides the symbolic name and description of each privilege:

User Privilege Symbolic Name Description
ACNT PRV$M_ACNT Create processes for which no accounting is done
ALLSPOOL PRV$M_ALLSPOOL Allocate a spooled device
ALTPRI PRV$M_ALTPRI Set (alter) any process priority
AUDIT PRV$V_AUDIT Generate audit records
BUGCHK PRV$M_BUGCHK Make bugcheck error log entries
BYPASS PRV$M_BYPASS Bypass all protection
CMEXEC PRV$M_CMEXEC Change mode to executive
CMKRNL PRV$M_CMKRNL Change mode to kernel
DIAGNOSE PRV$M_DIAGNOSE Can diagnose devices
DOWNGRADE PRV$V_DOWNGRADE Can downgrade classification
EXQUOTA PRV$M_EXQUOTA Can exceed quotas
GROUP PRV$M_GROUP Group process control
GRPNAM PRV$M_GRPNAM Place name in group logical name table
GRPPRV PRV$V_GRPPRV Group access by means of system protection field
IMPERSONATE PRV$M_IMPERSONATE Create detached processes under another UIC
IMPORT PRV$V_IMPORT Mount a nonlabeled tape volume
LOG_IO PRV$M_LOG_IO Perform logical I/O operations
MOUNT PRV$M_MOUNT Issue mount volume QIO
NETMBX PRV$M_NETMBX Create a network device
OPER PRV$M_OPER All operator privileges
PFNMAP PRV$M_PFNMAP Map to section by physical page frame number
PHY_IO PRV$M_PHY_IO Perform physical I/O operations
PRMCEB PRV$M_PRMCEB Create permanent common event flag clusters
PRMGBL PRV$M_PRMGBL Create permanent global sections
PRMMBX PRV$M_PRMMBX Create permanent mailboxes
PSWAPM PRV$M_PSWAPM Change process swap mode
READALL PRV$V_READALL Possess read access to everything
SECURITY PRV$V_SECURITY Can perform security functions
SETPRV PRV$M_SETPRV Set any process privileges
SHARE PRV$M_SHARE Can assign a channel to a nonshared device
SHMEM PRV$M_SHMEM Allocate structures in memory shared by multiple processors
SYSGBL PRV$M_SYSGBL Create system global sections
SYSLCK PRV$M_SYSLCK Queue systemwide locks
SYSNAM PRV$M_SYSNAM Place name in system logical name table
SYSPRV PRV$M_SYSPRV Access files and other resources as if you have a system UIC
TMPMBX PRV$M_TMPMBX Create temporary mailboxes
UPGRADE PRV$V_UPGRADE Can upgrade classification
VOLPRO PRV$M_VOLPRO Override volume protection
WORLD PRV$M_WORLD World process control

If you do not specify prvadr or assign it the value 0, the privileges are not altered.

prmflg


OpenVMS usage: boolean
type: longword (unsigned)
access: read only
mechanism: by value

Indicator specifying whether the privileges are to be affected permanently or temporarily. The prmflg argument is a longword value. The value 1 specifies that the privileges are to be affected permanently, that is, until you change them again by using $SETPRV or until the process is deleted. The value 0 (the default) specifies that the privileges are to be affected temporarily, that is, until the current image exits (at which time the permanently enabled privileges of the process will be restored).


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