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@@ -27,26 +27,32 @@ If `promises` or `execpromises` is null, the corresponding value is unchanged.
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## Promises
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* `stdio`: Basic I/O, memory allocation, information about self, various non-destructive syscalls
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-* `thread`: The POSIX threading API
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+* `thread`: The POSIX threading API (\*)
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* `id`: Ability to change UID/GID
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* `tty`: TTY related functionality
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* `proc`: Process and scheduling related functionality
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* `exec`: The [`exec(2)`](exec.md) syscall
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* `unix`: UNIX local domain sockets
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* `inet`: IPv4 domain sockets
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-* `accept`: May use [`accept(2)`](accept.md) to accept incoming socket connections on already listening sockets. It also allows [`getsockopt(2)`](getsockopt.md) with `SOL_SOCKET` and `SO_PEERCRED` on local sockets
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+* `accept`: May use [`accept(2)`](accept.md) to accept incoming socket connections on already listening sockets. It also allows [`getsockopt(2)`](getsockopt.md) with `SOL_SOCKET` and `SO_PEERCRED` on local sockets (\*)
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* `rpath`: "Read" filesystem access
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* `wpath`: "Write" filesystem access
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* `cpath`: "Create" filesystem access
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* `dpath`: Creating new device files
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* `chown`: Changing file owner/group
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* `fattr`: Changing file attributes/permissions
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-* `shared_buffer`: Shared memory buffers
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-* `chroot`: The [`chroot(2)`](chroot.md) syscall
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+* `shared_buffer`: Shared memory buffers (\*)
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+* `chroot`: The [`chroot(2)`](chroot.md) syscall (\*)
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* `video`: May use [`ioctl(2)`](ioctl.md) and [`mmap(2)`](mmap.md) on framebuffer video devices
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+Promises marked with an asterisk (\*) are SerenityOS specific extensions not supported by the original OpenBSD `pledge()`.
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## Errors
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* `EFAULT`: `promises` and/or `execpromises` are not null and not in readable memory.
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* `EINVAL`: One or more invalid promises were specified.
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* `EPERM`: An attempt to increase capabilities was rejected.
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+## History
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+The `pledge()` system call was first introduced by OpenBSD. The implementation in SerenityOS differs in many ways and is by no means final.
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