1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/guix/build/syscalls.scm b/guix/build/syscalls.scm
index cff010648a..3f0a0c92f8 100644
--- a/guix/build/syscalls.scm
+++ b/guix/build/syscalls.scm
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
             CLONE_NEWPID
             CLONE_NEWNET
             clone
+            setns
 
             IFF_UP
             IFF_BROADCAST
@@ -313,6 +314,21 @@ Unlike the fork system call, clone accepts FLAGS that specify which resources
 are shared between the parent and child processes."
       (proc syscall-id flags %null-pointer))))
 
+(define setns
+  (let* ((ptr  (dynamic-func "setns" (dynamic-link)))
+         (proc (pointer->procedure int ptr (list int int))))
+    (lambda (fdes nstype)
+      "Reassociate the current process with the namespace specified by FDES, a
+file descriptor obtained by opening a /proc/PID/ns/* file.  NSTYPE specifies
+which type of namespace the current process may be reassociated with, or 0 if
+there is no such limitation."
+      (let ((ret (proc fdes nstype))
+            (err (errno)))
+        (unless (zero? ret)
+          (throw 'system-error "setns" "~d ~d: ~A"
+                 (list fdes nstype (strerror err))
+                 (list err)))))))
+
 
 ;;;
 ;;; Packed structures.