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futex_waitv

Implemented in Antinomie 0.7.0 · Syscall list

long futex_waitv(struct futex_waitv *waiters, unsigned int nr_futexes, unsigned int flags, struct __kernel_timespec *timeout, clockid_t clockid);
Number (x86-64) 449
ABI common
Kernel entry point sys_futex_waitv

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

Waits on several futexes at once and returns the index of the one that woke it.

Name Type Meaning
waiters (arg0) struct futex_waitv * Pointer to an array of futex_waitv entries.
nr_futexes (arg1) unsigned int Number of futexes.
flags (arg2) unsigned int Option flags that change the behavior of the call.
timeout (arg3) struct __kernel_timespec * Timeout, as a pointer to a time structure or a value in the unit the call uses.
clockid (arg4) clockid_t Clock id.

On success: the index of the futex that was woken.

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.

Raw return Name Meaning
-11 EAGAIN The call would block, or a resource is temporarily unavailable.
-4 EINTR The call was interrupted by a signal.
-110 ETIMEDOUT The operation timed out.

futex_waitv(2) on man7.org

Coverage mark: Implemented. Every pointer argument has a capture rule in the pinned kernel patch and none of them records a “no decoder”, “address only” or “not observed” gap on any code path. Individual values can still be incomplete on a particular call; see the capture statuses.

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).

Argument When How Recorded field key Condition
waiters (arg0) Entry the pointer itself, as a raw word args.0, args.raw[0]
↳ pointee Entry array of futex_waitv, count from nr_futexes (arg1), at most 128 arg0.waiters always
↳ pointee Entry the 32-bit word each waiter points to arg0.waiters.i.futex.observed always
nr_futexes (arg1) Entry raw scalar word args.1, args.nr_futexes
flags (arg2) Entry raw scalar word; Syscall Trace also decodes it into flag names (futex_waitv group), listing unknown bits separately args.2, args.flags
timeout (arg3) Entry the pointer itself, as a raw word args.3, args.raw[3]
↳ pointee Entry structure timespec arg3.timeout the pointer is not NULL
clockid (arg4) Entry raw scalar word args.4, args.clockid
  • Result: ret, syscall.errno, syscall.success, syscall.duration_ns.
  • Argument words: args.waiters (arg0), args.nr_futexes (arg1), args.flags (arg2), args.timeout (arg3), args.clockid (arg4); args.0 to args.5 by position.
  • Structure futex_waitv[] behind waiters (arg0): args.waiters.<member> for flags, uaddr, val.
  • Structure timespec[2] behind timeout (arg3): args.timeout.<member> for tv_nsec, tv_sec.

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.