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Author SHA1 Message Date
Norman Feske
ab5187d673 libc: resolve symlinks in execve
This patch complements the commit "libc: execve" with the ability to
execute files stored at arbitrary sub directories of the file system.

Issue #3481
Issue #3500
2019-11-19 14:17:29 +01:00
Norman Feske
6894ced63b libc: execve
This patch implements 'execve' in Genode's libc.

The mechanism relies on the dynamic linker's ability to replace the
loaded binary while keeping crucial libraries - in particular the libc -
intact. The state outside the libc is wiped. For this reason, all libc
internal state needed beyond the 'execve' call must be allocated on a
heap separate from the application-owned malloc heap. E.g.,
libc-internal file-descriptor objects must not be allocated or refer to
any memory object allocated from the malloc heap.

Issue #3481
2019-08-28 14:19:45 +02:00