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@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ PR_MCE_KILL
PR_MCE_KILL_EARLY: Early kill
PR_MCE_KILL_LATE: Late kill
PR_MCE_KILL_DEFAULT: Use system global default
+ Note that if you want to have a dedicated thread which handles
+ the SIGBUS(BUS_MCEERR_AO) on behalf of the process, you should
+ call prctl(PR_MCE_KILL_EARLY) on the designated thread. Otherwise,
+ the SIGBUS is sent to the main thread.
+
PR_MCE_KILL_GET
return current mode