setxattr
Implemented in Antinomie 0.7.0 · Syscall list
Synopsis
Section titled “Synopsis”long setxattr(const char *path, const char *name, const void *value, size_t size, int flags);| Number (x86-64) | 188 |
| ABI | common |
| Kernel entry point | sys_setxattr |
This is the raw kernel prototype from the pinned Linux 6.12.94 schema, not the libc wrapper.
Description
Section titled “Description”Sets an extended attribute of the file at a path, following symbolic links.
Arguments
Section titled “Arguments”| Name | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
path (arg0) |
const char * |
Path, as a NUL-terminated string in user memory. |
name (arg1) |
const char * |
Name string (a path, queue name, module name or attribute name depending on the call). |
value (arg2) |
const void * |
Value to set or compare. |
size (arg3) |
size_t |
Size in bytes. |
flags (arg4) |
int |
Option flags that change the behavior of the call. |
Return value
Section titled “Return value”On success: 0.
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.
Common errors
Section titled “Common errors”| Raw return | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
-61 |
ENODATA |
The requested data or attribute does not exist. |
-95 |
ENOTSUP |
The operation is not supported (same value as EOPNOTSUPP). |
-1 |
EPERM |
The operation is not permitted for this process. |
Man page
Section titled “Man page”Captured by Antinomie
Section titled “Captured by Antinomie”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).
Arguments
Section titled “Arguments”| Argument | When | How | Recorded field key | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
path (arg0) |
Entry | the pointer itself, as a raw word | args.0, args.raw[0] |
|
| ↳ pointee | Entry | NUL-terminated string, up to 4,096 bytes (PATH_MAX) | arg0.path |
always |
name (arg1) |
Entry | the pointer itself, as a raw word | args.1, args.raw[1] |
|
| ↳ pointee | Entry | NUL-terminated attribute name, up to 256 bytes | arg1.xattr_name |
always |
value (arg2) |
Entry | the pointer itself, as a raw word | args.2, args.raw[2] |
|
| ↳ pointee | Entry | attribute value; length size (arg3); “invalid extent” above 64 KiB |
arg2.xattr_data |
always |
size (arg3) |
Entry | raw scalar word | args.3, args.size |
|
flags (arg4) |
Entry | raw scalar word; Syscall Trace also decodes it into flag names (xattr group), listing unknown bits separately |
args.4, args.flags |
Filter fields
Section titled “Filter fields”- Result:
ret,syscall.errno,syscall.success,syscall.duration_ns. - Argument words:
args.path(arg0),args.name(arg1),args.value(arg2),args.size(arg3),args.flags(arg4);args.0toargs.5by position. - Captured strings: the
args.<name>field of a path argument, andargs.path, give the captured text instead of the pointer.
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.