What does errno 40 (EL3RST) mean?

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Description: Level 3 reset

Could be also:
Constant	Type	OS
KERN_LOCK_OWNED	Kern return	Mac
ippStsWrongIntersectVOI	Intel Ipp Status	Any
ELOOP	errno	Linux
EMSGSIZE	errno	Mac
ENOSYS	errno	Windows
CORRUPT_ACCESS_TOKEN	BugCheck Code	Windows

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EL3RST

Reset and halt are separate legacy states

EL3RST occupies errno value 40 in Solaris-compatible headers. Oracle identifies it as Level 3 reset. The catalog does not attach this code to a current Solaris syscall, and POSIX does not standardize it, so the label should be used as a decoder for a legacy interface rather than expanded into an invented modern network diagnosis.

The closest named value, EL3HLT, says level 3 was halted. A reset can imply that state was re-established or reinitialized by the producer's protocol, whereas a halt records a stopped state. The exact recovery behavior belongs to the originating implementation.

When EL3RST appears in a log or return value

Record the producer and the operation immediately before errno 40; current syscall documentation should be checked before attributing the value to the kernel.
Inspect legacy protocol or driver state transitions around reset/restart events and retain timestamps that show whether the condition was transient.
When translating foreign error numbers, compare symbolic definitions on the source platform; the integer 40 is not universally EL3RST.

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