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+/* Support functions handling ptrace_scope.
+   Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <support/xstdio.h>
+#include <support/xptrace.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+
+int
+support_ptrace_scope (void)
+{
+  int ptrace_scope = -1;
+
+#ifdef __linux__
+  /* YAMA may be not enabled.  Otherwise it contains a value from 0 to 3:
+     - 0 classic ptrace permissions
+     - 1 restricted ptrace
+     - 2 admin-only attach
+     - 3 no attach  */
+  FILE *f = fopen ("/proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope", "r");
+  if (f != NULL)
+    {
+      TEST_COMPARE (fscanf (f, "%d", &ptrace_scope), 1);
+      xfclose (f);
+    }
+#endif
+
+  return ptrace_scope;
+}