enosys - utility make syscalls fail with ENOSYS
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Availability
The enosys command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
<https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.
util-linux 2.40.2 2024-07-04 ENOSYS(1)
Description
enosys is a simple command to execute a child process for which certain syscalls fail with errno ENOSYS.
It can be used to test the behavior of applications in the face of missing syscalls as would happen when
running on old kernels.
Exit Status
enosys exits with the status code of the executed process. The following values have special meanings:
1
internal error
2
system does not provide the necessary functionality
Name
enosys - utility make syscalls fail with ENOSYS
Options
-s, --syscall
Syscall to block. Can be specified multiple times.
-i, --ioctl
Ioctl to block. Can be specified multiple times.
-l, --list
List syscalls known to enosys.
-m, --list-ioctl
List ioctls known to enosys.
-h, --help
Display help text and exit.
-V, --version
Print version and exit.
Reporting Bugs
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.
See Also
syscall(2)
Synopsis
enosys [--syscall|-ssyscall] command
