audit_reset_backlog_wait_time_actual(3) — Linux manual page

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AUDIT_RESET...TIME_ACTUAL(3) Linux Audit API AUDIT_RESET...TIME_ACTUAL(3)

NAME         top

       audit_reset_backlog_wait_time_actual - reset backlog wait time
       actual counter

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <libaudit.h>

       int audit_reset_backlog_wait_time_actual(int fd);

DESCRIPTION         top

       audit_reset_backlog_wait_time_actual() resets the kernel's running
       total of how long system calls have waited for space in the audit
       event queue.  The fd must be an open audit netlink socket.  This
       call is useful when administrators enable backlog waiting via the
       audit_set_backlog_wait_time(3) option to preserve events in tight
       memory situations.  Periodically clearing the counter allows
       detection of renewed backlog waiting after changing the queue size
       or wait time.  The kernel must support the
       AUDIT_STATUS_BACKLOG_WAIT_TIME_ACTUAL field for this call to
       succeed.

RETURN VALUE         top

       The return value is <= 0 on error, otherwise it is the netlink
       sequence id number.

SEE ALSO         top

       audit_set_backlog_wait_time(3), audit_open(3), auditctl(8).

AUTHOR         top

       Steve Grubb

COLOPHON         top

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