libnvme_privsep_spawn(9)      libnvme API manual      libnvme_privsep_spawn(9)

NAME
       libnvme_privsep_spawn - Start the privilege separation helper

SYNOPSIS
       int libnvme_privsep_spawn (const char *helper , struct libnvme_privsep
       **psp );

ARGUMENTS
       helper      Path of the helper binary or NULL for the installed helper

       psp         On success, the helper channel

DESCRIPTION
       Starts the helper as a child process and checks that it speaks the same
       protocol version. The helper inherits the credentials of the caller, so
       call this function before dropping privileges.

RETURN
       0 on success or a negative error code otherwise.

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