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categorization.yml
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processes-and-threads:
categories:
lifecycle:
syscalls:
- name: fork
desc: create a child process
- name: vfork
desc: create a child process and block parent
- name: clone
desc: create a child process or thread
- name: clone3
desc: create a child process or thread
- name: posix_spawn
desc: spawn a process
- name: execve
desc: execute a program
- name: execveat
desc: execute a program (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: wait4
desc: wait for process to change state
- name: waitid
desc: wait for process to change state
- name: exit
desc: terminate the calling process
lifecycle-thread-specific:
name: "Lifecycle (thread-specific)"
syscalls:
- name: tkill
desc: send a signal to a thread
- name: tgkill
desc: send a signal to a thread in a thread group
- name: thrkill
desc: send a signal to a thread
- name: exit_group
desc: exit all threads in a process's thread group
- name: set_tid_address
desc: set pointer to a thread ID
- name: __get_tcb
desc: get the address of the thread control block of the current thread
- name: __set_tcb
desc: set the address of the thread control block of the current thread
- name: __tfork
desc: create a new kernel thread in the current process
- name: __thrsleep
desc: userspace thread sleep
- name: __thrwakeup
desc: userspace thread wakeup
file-system-relationships:
syscalls:
- name: getcwd
desc: get current working directory
- name: __getcwd
desc: get current working directory
- name: chdir
desc: set current working directory
- name: fchdir
desc: set current working directory (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: chroot
desc: change root directory
- name: pivot_root
desc: change root mount
- name: umask
desc: set file creation mode mask
- name: setfsuid
desc: set user identity used for filesystem checks
- name: setfsgid
desc: set group identity used for filesystem checks
credentials:
categories:
uid:
name: "UID"
syscalls:
- name: getuid
desc: get real user ID
- name: setuid
desc: set real user ID
- name: geteuid
desc: get effective user ID
- name: seteuid
desc: set effective user ID
- name: getresuid
desc: get real, effective and saved user IDs
- name: setresuid
desc: set real, effective and saved user IDs
- name: setreuid
desc: set real and effective user IDs
gid:
name: "GID"
syscalls:
- name: getgid
desc: get real group ID
- name: setgid
desc: set real group ID
- name: getegid
desc: get effective group ID
- name: setegid
desc: set effective group ID
- name: getresgid
desc: get real, effective and saved group IDs
- name: setresgid
desc: set real, effective and saved group IDs
- name: setregid
desc: set real and effective group IDs
- name: getgroups
desc: get supplementary group IDs
- name: setgroups
desc: set supplementary group IDs
process-groups-and-sessions:
syscalls:
- name: getpgrp
desc: get process group
- name: getpgid
desc: get process group (referenced by a process ID)
- name: setpgid
desc: set process group (referenced by a process ID)
- name: getsid
desc: get process session ID
- name: setsid
desc: set process sesssion ID
- name: getlogin_r
desc: get login name of the user associated with current session
- name: setlogin
desc: set login name of the user associated with current session
signals:
syscalls:
- name: kill
desc: send signal to a process
- name: pidfd_send_signal
desc: send signal to a process (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: sigaction
desc: examine and change a signal action
- name: rt_sigaction
desc: examine and change a signal action
- name: sigaltstack
desc: manipulate signal stack context
- name: sigpending
desc: examine pending signals
- name: rt_sigpending
desc: examine pending signals
- name: sigprocmask
desc: examine and change blocked signals
- name: rt_sigprocmask
desc: examine and change blocked signals
- name: sigreturn
desc: return from the signal handler
- name: rt_sigreturn
desc: return from the signal handler
- name: sigsuspend
desc: wait for signal
- name: rt_sigsuspend
desc: wait for signal
- name: rt_sigtimedwait
desc: synchronously wait for queued signals
- name: rt_sigqueueinfo
desc: queue a signal and data
- name: rt_tgsigqueueinfo
desc: queue a signal and data
- name: __thrsigdivert
desc: synchronously accept a signal
virtual-memory:
categories:
allocation-and-deallocation:
syscalls:
- name: brk
desc: change data segment size
- name: sbrk
desc: increase data segment size
- name: mmap
desc: map files or devices into memory
- name: mmap2
desc: map files or devices into memory
- name: mremap
desc: remap a virtual memory address
- name: remap_file_pages
desc: create a nonlinear file mapping
- name: munmap
desc: remove a mapping
locking:
syscalls:
- name: mlock
desc: lock physical pages in memory
- name: mlock2
desc: lock physical pages in memory
- name: mlockall
desc: lock the address space of a process
- name: mincore
desc: determine whether pages are resident in memory
- name: munlock
desc: unlock physical pages in memory
- name: munlockall
desc: unlock the address space of a process
protection:
syscalls:
- name: mprotect
desc: control the protection of pages
- name: minherit
desc: control the inheritance of pages
- name: mimmutable
desc: control the immutability of pages
- name: kbind
desc: update protected memory for lazy-binding
- name: pkey_alloc
desc: allocate a protection key
- name: pkey_mprotect
desc: control the protection of pages and their protection keys
- name: pkey_free
desc: free a protection key
synchronization-advices-and-numa:
name: "Hints and synchronization"
syscalls:
- name: madvise
desc: give advice about use of memory
- name: process_madvise
desc: give advice about use of memory to a process
- name: mquery
desc: provide mapping hints to applications
- name: msync
desc: synchronize a mapped region
timers:
syscalls:
- name: getitimer
desc: get value of interval timer
- name: setitimer
desc: set value of interval timer
- name: timer_create
desc: create a POSIX per-process timer
- name: timer_gettime
desc: fetch state of POSIX per-process timer
- name: timer_settime
desc: arm/disarm the POSIX per-process timer
- name: timer_getoverrun
desc: get overrun count for a POSIX per-process timer
- name: timer_delete
desc: delete a POSIX per-process timer
- name: timerfd_gettime
desc: fetch state of a timer that notifies via file descriptor
- name: timerfd_settime
desc: arm/disarm a timer that notifies via file descriptor
metadata:
syscalls:
- name: getpid
desc: get process ID
- name: getppid
desc: get process ID of the parent
- name: gettid
desc: get thread ID
- name: getthrid
desc: get thread ID
- name: getthrname
desc: get thread name
- name: setthrname
desc: set thread name
- name: issetugid
desc: check if current executable is running `setuid` or `setgid`
- name: personality
desc: set the process execution domain
cpu-and-numa:
name: "CPU and NUMA"
syscalls:
- name: getcpu
desc: determine CPU and NUMA node on which the calling thread is running
- name: get_mempolicy
desc: retrieve NUMA memory policy for a thread
- name: set_mempolicy
desc: set default NUMA memory policy for a thread
- name: mbind
desc: set memory policy for a memory range
- name: move_pages
desc: move individual pages of a process to another node
- name: migrate_pages
desc: move all pages in a process to another set of nodes
scheduling:
syscalls:
- name: getpriority
desc: get process scheduling priority
- name: setpriority
desc: set process scheduling priority
- name: sched_yield
desc: yield the processor
- name: sched_getparam
desc: get scheduling parameters
- name: sched_setparam
desc: set scheduling parameters
- name: sched_getscheduler
desc: get scheduling policy/parameters
- name: sched_setscheduler
desc: set scheduling policy/parameters
- name: sched_getattr
desc: get scheduling policy and attributes
- name: sched_setattr
desc: set scheduling policy and attributes
- name: sched_get_priority_min
desc: get static priority range
- name: sched_get_priority_max
desc: get static priority range
- name: sched_rr_get_interval
desc: get the SCHED_RR interval (referenced by a process ID)
- name: sched_getaffinity
desc: get thread's CPU affinity mask
- name: sched_setaffinity
desc: set thread's CPU affinity mask
- name: ioprio_get
desc: get I/O scheduling class and and priority
- name: ioprio_set
desc: set I/O scheduling class and and priority
resource-limits-and-utilization:
syscalls:
- name: getrlimit
desc: get resource limits
- name: setrlimit
desc: set resource limits
- name: prlimit64
desc: control resource limits (referenced by a process ID)
- name: getrusage
desc: get resource usage
- name: times
desc: get process times
terminal:
syscalls:
- name: vhangup
desc: virtually hangup the current terminal
network-routing:
syscalls:
- name: getrtable
desc: get default routing table of the current process
- name: setrtable
desc: set default routing table of the current process
sleeping:
syscalls:
- name: nanosleep
desc: high-resolution sleep
- name: clock_nanosleep
desc: high-resolution sleep with specifiable clock
locking-and-synchronization:
syscalls:
- name: futex
desc: fast userspace locking primitive
- name: futex_waitv
desc: wait on array of futexes
- name: membarrier
desc: issue memory barriers on a set of threads
- name: get_robust_list
desc: get list of robust futexes
- name: set_robust_list
desc: set list of robust futexes
operations-on-other-processes-and-threads:
syscalls:
- name: ktrace
desc: configure process tracing
- name: ptrace
desc: configure process tracing
- name: process_vm_readv
desc: transfer data between process address spaces
- name: process_vm_writev
desc: transfer data between process address spaces
- name: prctl
desc: various operations on a process or a thread
- name: kcmp
desc: compare two processes to determine if they share a kernel resource
file-descriptors-and-handles:
categories:
open-or-create-a-file:
syscalls:
- name: open
desc: open or create a file
- name: openat
desc: open or create a file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: openat2
desc: open or create a file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: getfh
desc: obtain a handle for a path
- name: name_to_handle_at
desc: obtain a handle for a path
- name: fhopen
desc: open file via a handle
- name: open_by_handle_at
desc: open file via a handle
create-a-pipe:
syscalls:
- name: pipe
desc: create a pipe
- name: pipe2
desc: create a pipe
open-or-create-something-else:
syscalls:
- name: eventfd2
desc: create a file descriptor for event notification
- name: memfd_create
desc: create an anonymous file
- name: memfd_secret
desc: create an anonymous RAM-based file to access secret memory regions
- name: timerfd_create
desc: create a timer that notifies via file descriptor
- name: userfaultfd
desc: create a file descriptor for handling page faults in user space
- name: signalfd4
desc: create a file descriptor for accepting signals
- name: pidfd_open
desc: obtain a file descriptor that refers to a process
- name: pidfd_getfd
desc: obtain a duplicate of another process's file descriptor
duplicate-a-file-descriptor:
syscalls:
- name: dup
desc: duplicate an existing file descriptor
- name: dup2
desc: duplicate an existing file descriptor
- name: dup3
desc: duplicate an existing file descriptor
modify-file-descriptor-metadata:
syscalls:
- name: fcntl
desc: file control
- name: ioctl
desc: device control
- name: lseek
desc: reposition read/write file offset
- name: llseek
desc: reposition read/write file offset
- name: getdtablecount
desc: get descriptor table count
provide-file-descriptor-hints:
syscalls:
- name: fadvise64
desc: predeclare an access pattern for file data
- name: fadvise64_64
desc: predeclare an access pattern for file data
- name: readahead
desc: initiate file readahead into page cache
io:
name: "I/O on a file descriptor"
categories:
read:
syscalls:
- name: read
desc: read from a file descriptor
- name: readv
desc: read from a file descriptor
- name: pread
desc: read from a file descriptor at the specified offset
- name: preadv
desc: read from a file descriptor at the specified offset
- name: preadv2
desc: read from a file descriptor at the specified offset
write:
syscalls:
- name: write
desc: write to a file descriptor
- name: writev
desc: write to a file descriptor
- name: pwrite
desc: write to a file descriptor at the specified offset
- name: pwritev
desc: write to a file descriptor at the specified offset
- name: pwritev2
desc: write to a file descriptor at the specified offset
zero-copy:
name: "Zero-copy"
syscalls:
- name: copy_file_range
desc: copy a range of bytes between two file descriptors that refer to files
- name: sendfile
desc: move data from source (must support `mmap`-like operations) to a destination file descriptor
- name: tee
desc: duplicate pipe content
- name: splice
desc: move data to/from a pipe
- name: vmsplice
desc: splice user pages to/from a pipe
close-a-file-descriptor:
syscalls:
- name: close
desc: close a file descriptor
- name: closefrom
desc: close all file descriptors starting from the specified file descriptor
- name: close_range
desc: close all file descriptors in a given range
file-system:
categories:
create-an-object:
syscalls:
- name: mkdir
desc: create a directory file
- name: mkdirat
desc: create a directory file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: mkfifo
desc: create a FIFO file
- name: mkfifoat
desc: create a FIFO file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: mknod
desc: create a special file node
- name: mknodat
desc: create a special file node (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: link
desc: create a hard link to file
- name: linkat
desc: create a hard link to file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: symlink
desc: create a symbolic link to file
- name: symlinkat
desc: create a symbolic link to file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
modify-an-object:
syscalls:
- name: rename
desc: change the name or location of a file
- name: renameat
desc: change the name or location of a file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: renameat2
desc: change the name or location of a file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: renameatx_np
desc: change the name or location of a file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: clonefileat
desc: create a copy-on-write clone of files
- name: fclonefileat
desc: create a copy-on-write clone of files (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: truncate
desc: truncate or extend a file to a specified length
- name: ftruncate
desc: truncate or extend a file to a specified length (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: fallocate
desc: manipulate file space
change-object-permissions:
syscalls:
- name: access
desc: check access permissions for a file
- name: faccessat
desc: check access permissions for a file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: faccessat2
desc: check access permissions for a file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: chmod
desc: change mode of file
- name: fchmod
desc: change mode of file (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: fchmodat
desc: change mode of file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: fchmodat2
desc: change mode of file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: chown
desc: change owner and group of a file
- name: lchown
desc: change owner and group of a file
- name: fchown
desc: change owner and group of a file (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: fchownat
desc: change owner and group of a file (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: chflags
desc: set file flags
- name: fchflags
desc: set file flags (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: chflagsat
desc: set file flags (relative to a directory file descriptor)
retrieve-object-stats:
syscalls:
- name: readlink
desc: read value of a symbolic link
- name: readlinkat
desc: read value of a symbolic link (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: stat
desc: get file status
- name: lstat
desc: get file status
- name: fstat
desc: get file status (referenced by a file handle)
- name: fstatat
desc: get file status (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: statx
desc: get file status (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: fhstat
desc: get file status (referenced by a file handle)
- name: statfs
desc: get file system statistics
- name: fstatfs
desc: get file system statistics (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: fhstatfs
desc: get file system statistics (referenced by a file handle)
- name: newfstatat
desc: get file system statistics (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: utimes
desc: set file access and modification times
- name: lutimes
desc: set file access and modification times
- name: utimensat
desc: set file access and modification times (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: futimes
desc: set file access and modification times
- name: futimens
desc: set file access and modification times
- name: getdents
desc: get directory entries in a filesystem independent format
remove-object:
syscalls:
- name: unlink
desc: remove directory entry
- name: unlinkat
desc: remove directory entry (relative to a directory file descriptor)
- name: rmdir
desc: remove a directory file
advisory-locking:
syscalls:
- name: flock
desc: apply or remove an advisory lock on an open file
mount-points:
syscalls:
- name: mount
desc: mount a filesystem
- name: getfsstat
desc: get list of all mounted file systems
- name: unmount
desc: dismount a filesystem
- name: umount2
desc: dismount a filesystem
change-global-file-system-state:
syscalls:
- name: sync
desc: synchronize disk in-core state with storage device
- name: fsync
desc: synchronize file in-core state with storage device
- name: fdatasync
desc: synchronize file in-core state with storage device
- name: sync_file_range
desc: synchronize file's segment with disk
- name: sync_file_range2
desc: synchronize file's segment with disk
- name: syncfs
desc: commit filesystem caches to disk
change-object-extended-attributes:
syscalls:
- name: getxattr
desc: retrieve an extended attribute value
- name: lgetxattr
desc: retrieve an extended attribute value
- name: fgetxattr
desc: retrieve an extended attribute value (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: setxattr
desc: set an extended attribute value
- name: lsetxattr
desc: set an extended attribute value
- name: fsetxattr
desc: set an extended attribute value (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: listxattr
desc: list extended attribute names
- name: llistxattr
desc: list extended attribute names
- name: flistxattr
desc: list extended attribute names (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: removexattr
desc: remove an extended attribute
- name: lremovexattr
desc: remove an extended attribute
- name: fremovexattr
desc: remove an extended attribute (referenced by a file descriptor)
watch-objects:
syscalls:
- name: inotify_init1
desc: initialize an [`inotify(7)`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/inotify.7.html) instance
- name: inotify_add_watch
desc: add a watch to an initialized `inotify(7)` instance
- name: inotify_rm_watch
desc: remove an existing watch from an `inotify(7)` instance
- name: fanotify_init
desc: create and initialize [`fanotify(7)`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/fanotify.7.html) group
- name: fanotify_mark
desc: add, remove, or modify an `fanotify(7)` mark on a filesystem object
retrieve-filesystem-variables:
name: "Retrieve filesystem variables"
syscalls:
- name: pathconf
desc: get configurable pathname variables
- name: fpathconf
desc: get configurable pathname variables (referenced by a file descriptor)
network:
categories:
berkeley-sockets:
categories:
create:
syscalls:
- name: socket
desc: create an endpoint for communication
- name: socketpair
desc: create a pair of connected sockets
socket-lifecycle:
syscalls:
- name: connect
desc: initiate a connection on a socket
- name: bind
desc: bind a name to a socket
- name: listen
desc: listen for connections on a socket
- name: accept
desc: accept a connection on a socket
- name: accept4
desc: accept a connection on a socket
socket-metadata:
syscalls:
- name: getsockname
desc: get local protocol address associated with a socket
- name: getpeername
desc: get remote protocol address associated with a socket
- name: getsockopt
desc: get socket options
- name: setsockopt
desc: set socket options
io:
name: "I/O on a socket"
syscalls:
- name: recvfrom
desc: receive a message from a socket
- name: recvmsg
desc: receive a message from a socket
- name: recvmmsg
desc: receive a message from a socket
- name: sendto
desc: send a message on a socket
- name: sendmsg
desc: send a message on a socket
- name: sendmmsg
desc: send a message on a socket
- name: shutdown
desc: disable sends or receives on a socket
nfs:
name: "NFS"
syscalls:
- name: nfssvc
desc: NFS daemon services
- name: nfsservctl
desc: NFS daemon services
polling-multiplexing-and-async-io:
name: "Polling, multiplexing and asynchronous I/O"
categories:
polling-and-multiplexing:
syscalls:
- name: select
desc: synchronous I/O multiplexing
- name: pselect
desc: synchronous I/O multiplexing
- name: pselect6
desc: synchronous I/O multiplexing
- name: poll
desc: synchronous I/O multiplexing
- name: ppoll
desc: synchronous I/O multiplexing
- name: kqueue
desc: create a new kernel event queue
- name: kqueue1
desc: create a new kernel event queue
- name: kevent
desc: register events with the kernel event queue
- name: epoll_create1
desc: open an [`epoll(7)`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/epoll.7.html) file descriptor
- name: epoll_ctl
desc: control interface for an `epoll(7)` file descriptor
- name: epoll_pwait
desc: wait for an I/O event on an `epoll(7)` file descriptor
- name: epoll_pwait2
desc: wait for an I/O event on an `epoll(7)` file descriptor
posix:
name: "POSIX asynchronous I/O"
syscalls:
- name: aio_read
desc: asynchronous read from a file
- name: aio_write
desc: asynchronous write to a file
- name: aio_fsync
desc: asynchronous `fsync`
- name: aio_mlock
desc: asynchronous `mlock`
- name: aio_return
desc: retrieve return status of an asynchronous I/O operation
- name: aio_error
desc: retrieve error status of asynchronous I/O operation
- name: aio_suspend
desc: suspend until asynchronous I/O operations complete or time out
- name: aio_waitcomplete
desc: wait for the next completion of an asynchronous I/O operation
- name: aio_cancel
desc: cancel an outstanding asynchronous I/O operation
linux-async-io:
name: "Asynchronous I/O (Linux)"
syscalls:
- name: io_setup
desc: create an asynchronous I/O context
- name: io_submit
desc: submit asynchronous I/O blocks for processing
- name: io_getevents
desc: read asynchronous I/O events from the completion queue
- name: io_pgetevents
desc: read asynchronous I/O events from the completion queue
- name: io_cancel
desc: cancel an outstanding asynchronous I/O operation
- name: io_destroy
desc: destroy an asynchronous I/O context
io-uring:
name: "io_uring (Linux)"
syscalls:
- name: io_uring_setup
desc: setup a context for performing asynchronous I/O
- name: io_uring_register
desc: register files or user buffers for asynchronous I/O
- name: io_uring_enter
desc: initiate and/or complete asynchronous I/O
security:
categories:
sandboxing:
syscalls:
- name: seccomp
desc: operate on Secure Computing state of the process
- name: revoke
desc: revoke file access
- name: pledge
desc: force the current process into a restricted-service operating mode
- name: unveil
desc: unveil parts of a restricted filesystem view
- name: msyscall
desc: permit system calls from a region of pages
- name: pinsyscall
desc: specify the call stub for a specific system call
freebsd-jails:
name: "Jails (FreeBSD)"
desc: See [Jails and Containers](https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/jails/) chapter in the FreeBSD Handbook for more details.
syscalls:
- name: jail
desc: sets up a jail and locks the current process in it
- name: jail_attach
desc: attaches the current process to an existing jail
- name: jail_get
desc: retrieves jail parameters
- name: jail_set
desc: creates a new jail or modifies an existing one
- name: jail_remove
desc: removes the jail
linux-capabilities:
name: "Capabilities (Linux)"
desc: See [`capabilities(7)`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/capabilities.7.html) man page for more details.
syscalls:
- name: capget
desc: get capabilities of thread(s)
- name: capset
desc: set capabilities of thread(s)
linux-namespaces:
name: "Namespaces (Linux)"
desc: See [`namespaces(7)`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/namespaces.7.html) man page for more details.
syscalls:
- name: setns
desc: reassociate thread with a namespace
- name: unshare
desc: disassociate parts of the process execution context
linux-landlock:
name: "Landlock (Linux)"
desc: See [`landlock(7)`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/landlock.7.html) man page for more details.
syscalls:
- name: landlock_create_ruleset
desc: create a new Landlock ruleset
- name: landlock_add_rule
desc: add a new Landlock rule to a ruleset
- name: landlock_restrict_self
desc: enforce a Landlock ruleset
entropy-and-random:
syscalls:
- name: getentropy
desc: get high-quality entropy
- name: getrandom
desc: get high-quality entropy
kernel-key-retention-service:
name: Kernel Key Retention Service
desc: See [Kernel Key Retention Service](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.0/security/keys/core.html) documentation for more details.
syscalls:
- name: add_key
desc: add a key to the kernel's key management facility
- name: request_key
desc: request a key from the kernel's key management facility
- name: keyctl
desc: manipulate the kernel's key management facility
interprocess-communication:
categories:
system-v-semaphores:
name: "System V semaphores"
syscalls:
- name: semget
desc: retrieve semaphore set
- name: semop
desc: atomic operations on a set of semaphores
- name: semtimedop
desc: atomic operations on a set of semaphores (with timeout)
- name: semctl
desc: control operations on a set of semaphores
- name: __semctl
desc: control operations on a set of semaphores
message-queues:
name: "POSIX message queues"
syscalls:
- name: msgget
desc: retrieve message queue
- name: msgrcv
desc: receive a message from a message queue
- name: msgsnd
desc: send a message to a message queue
- name: msgctl
desc: control operations on a message queue
- name: mq_open
desc: open a message queue
- name: mq_timedreceive
desc: receive a message from a message queue
- name: mq_timedsend
desc: send a message to a message queue
- name: mq_notify
desc: register for notification when a message is available
- name: mq_getsetattr
desc: get/set message queue attributes
- name: mq_unlink
desc: remove a message queue
shared-memory:
syscalls:
- name: shmat
desc: map shared memory area
- name: shmget
desc: get shared memory area identifier
- name: shmctl
desc: shared memory area control operations
- name: shmdt
desc: unmap shared memory area
system:
categories:
general:
syscalls:
- name: reboot
desc: reboot system or halt processor
- name: sysctl
desc: manipulate system information
- name: sysinfo
desc: return system information
- name: uname
desc: get name and information about current kernel
- name: sethostname
desc: manipulate hostname
- name: setdomainname
desc: manipulate NIS domain name
kernel:
categories:
kernel-module-management:
name: "Kernel module management (Linux)"
syscalls:
- name: init_module
desc: load a kernel module
- name: finit_module
desc: load a kernel module (referenced by a file descriptor)
- name: delete_module
desc: unload a kernel module
kexec:
name: "kexec (Linux)"
syscalls:
- name: kexec_load
desc: load a new kernel for later execution
- name: kexec_file_load
desc: load a new kernel for later execution (referenced by a file descriptor)
freebsd-dynamic-kernel-linker-facility:
name: "Dynamic kernel linker facility (FreeBSD)"
desc: See [`kld(4)`](https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=kld&sektion=4) man page for more details
syscalls:
- name: kldload
desc: load KLD file into the kernel
- name: kldunload
desc: unload KLD fileid from the kernel
- name: kldunloadf
desc: unload KLD fileid from the kernel
- name: kldsym
desc: look up address by symbol name in a KLD file
- name: kldfind
desc: return the fileid of a KLD file
- name: kldnext
desc: return the fileid of the next KLD file
- name: kldstat
desc: get status of a KLD file
- name: kldfirstmod
desc: return first module ID from the KLD file
system-log:
syscalls:
- name: syslog
desc: read and/or clear kernel message ring buffer
- name: sendsyslog
desc: send a message to `syslogd(8)` daemon
- name: utrace
desc: insert user record in `ktrace(2)` log
swap:
syscalls:
- name: swapctl
desc: modify swap configuration
- name: swapon
desc: start swapping to a file/device
- name: swapoff
desc: stop swapping from a file/device
clock-and-time-functions:
syscalls:
- name: gettimeofday
desc: get the time of day
- name: settimeofday
desc: set the time of day
- name: clock_gettime
desc: get the time of a given clock
- name: clock_settime
desc: set the time for a given clock