1SETUP(2)                   Linux Programmer's Manual                  SETUP(2)
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NAME

6       setup - setup devices and filesystems, mount root filesystem
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <unistd.h>
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11       int setup(void);
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DESCRIPTION

14       setup()  is  called  once from within linux/init/main.c.  It calls ini‐
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18       No  user  process  may  call setup().  Any user process, even a process
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RETURN VALUE

22       setup() always returns -1 for a user process.
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ERRORS

25       EPERM  Always, for a user process.
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VERSIONS

28       Since Linux 2.1.121, no such function exists anymore.
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CONFORMING TO

31       This function is Linux-specific, and should not  be  used  in  programs
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NOTES

35       The  calling  sequence  varied:  at some times setup() has had a single
36       argument void *BIOS and at other times a single argument int magic.
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COLOPHON

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