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Re: [patch] Adjust AT_EXECFN on explicit loader invocation
- From: Adhemerval Zanella <azanella at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>
- To: libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
- Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:40:29 -0200
- Subject: Re: [patch] Adjust AT_EXECFN on explicit loader invocation
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I think it would be good if you integrate the attached testcase as a real one.
On 04-11-2013 15:48, Paul Pluzhnikov wrote:
> Ping?
>
> Original patch: https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-09/msg00561.html
>
> On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov@google.com> wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> It is a common need for "sophisticated" binaries (such as Java) to be able
>> to find the main executable on disk (e.g. in order to symbolize a crash
>> stack trace).
>>
>> One "signal" that could be used for this is AT_EXECFN, which Linux
>> kernel passes as part of the aux vector.
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