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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 0/2] Introduce a way to expose the interpreted file with binfmt_misc
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On 07.09.23 22:24, Guilherme G. Piccoli wrote:
> Currently the kernel provides a symlink to the executable binary, in the
> form of procfs file exe_file (/proc/self/exe_file for example). But what
> happens in interpreted scenarios (like binfmt_misc) is that such link
> always points to the *interpreter*. For cases of Linux binary emulators,
> like FEX [0] for example, it's then necessary to somehow mask that and
> emulate the true binary path.

I'm absolutely no expert on that, but I'm wondering if, instead of
modifying exe_file and adding an interpreter file, you'd want to leave
exe_file alone and instead provide an easier way to obtain the
interpreted file.

Can you maybe describe why modifying exe_file is desired (about which
consumers are we worrying? ) and what exactly FEX does to handle that
(how does it mask that?).

So a bit more background on the challenges without this change would be
appreciated.

--
Cheers,

David / dhildenb

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