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33 .Dt EXEC_SYS_REGISTER 2
36 .Nm exec_sys_register ,
37 .Nm exec_sys_unregister
38 .Nd register/unregister for resident execution
44 .Fn exec_sys_register "void *entry"
46 .Fn exec_sys_unregister "int id"
50 system call registers the binary of the calling process for resident
52 This snapshots the vmspace and causes future
54 of the specified binary to use the snapshot directly rather than load
55 and relocate a new copy.
58 .Fn exec_sys_unregister
59 system call unregisters a resident binary identified by
61 or the binary of the calling process if
64 or all registered binaries if
68 Both can only be done by the superuser.
70 .Rv -std exec_sys_register exec_sys_unregister
74 system call will fail if one of the following occurs:
77 The binary is already resident.
79 No associated vnode exists.
81 The caller does not have sufficient permissions.
85 .Fn exec_sys_unregister
86 system call will fail if one of the following occurs:
93 The caller does not have sufficient permissions.
101 .Nm exec_sys_unregister
102 system calls first appeared in
109 .Nm exec_sys_unregister
110 system calls were written by
112 and this manual page was written by