exit

Implemented in Antinomie 0.7.0 · Syscall list

Synopsis

long exit(int error_code);

Number (x86-64)	60
ABI	common
Kernel entry point	sys_exit

This is the raw kernel prototype from the pinned Linux 6.12.94 schema, not the libc wrapper.

Description

Ends the calling thread. It never returns.

Arguments

Name	Type	Meaning
error_code (arg0)	int	Exit status of the thread; the low 8 bits reach the parent.

Return value

The call does not return.

In an Antinomie trace the Return column and the ret filter field show the raw kernel return value. On failure that is the negative errno, for example -2 for ENOENT, not the -1 plus errno that the libc wrapper gives. syscall.errno holds the positive errno and syscall.success is false.

Man page

exit(2) on man7.org

Captured by Antinomie

Coverage mark: Implemented. All arguments are plain values, recorded as the raw argument words at entry. There is no pointee to copy and no known gap.

Every call is recorded as an Entry record (the six argument words and the pointees copied at entry) and an Exit record (the return value and the pointees copied at exit).

Arguments

Argument	When	How	Recorded field key	Condition
error_code (arg0)	Entry	raw scalar word	args.0, args.error_code

Derived and lifecycle records

• The call never returns. The task end is recorded separately as a lifecycle.task_exit record, which Syscall Trace shows as “Task ended” on this call.

Filter fields

• Result: ret, syscall.errno, syscall.success, syscall.duration_ns.
• Argument words: args.error_code (arg0); args.0 to args.5 by position.

See Syscall Trace filter for the full syntax.

For what the capture statuses mean, see Capture statuses. For what is never recorded, see Known gaps.