On Fri, 7 Nov 2014 17:01:01 +0000 David Drysdale <drysdale@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This patch set adds execveat(2) for x86, and is derived from Meredydd > Luff's patch from Sept 2012 (https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/9/11/528). > > The primary aim of adding an execveat syscall is to allow an > implementation of fexecve(3) that does not rely on the /proc > filesystem, at least for executables (rather than scripts). The > current glibc version of fexecve(3) is implemented via /proc, which > causes problems in sandboxed or otherwise restricted environments. Have the relevant glibc people seen/reviewed/liked this? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
