---
name: "PR_MCE_KILL_GET"
section: "2const"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PR_MCE_KILL_GET"
---

# PR\_MCE\_KILL\_GET(2const)

get the machine check memory corruption kill policy

## NAME

PR\_MCE\_KILL\_GET - get the machine check memory corruption kill policy

## LIBRARY

Standard C library (*libc*, *-lc*)

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <linux/prctl.h>  /* Definition of PR_* constants */
#include <sys/prctl.h>
```

**int prctl(PR\_MCE\_KILL\_GET, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L);**

## DESCRIPTION

Return the current per-process machine check kill policy; see [**PR\_MCE\_KILL\_SET**(2const)](/PR_MCE_KILL_SET/2const.md).

## RETURN VALUE

On success, this call returns the nonnegative value described above. On error, -1 is returned, and *errno* is set to indicate the error.

## STANDARDS

Linux.

## HISTORY

Linux 2.6.32.

## SEE ALSO

[**prctl**(2)](/prctl/2.md), [**PR\_MCE\_KILL**(2const)](/PR_MCE_KILL/2const.md), [**PR\_MCE\_KILL\_SET**(2const)](/PR_MCE_KILL_SET/2const.md)