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authorAlexandra Hájková <alexandra.khirnova@gmail.com>2021-05-03 16:35:10 +0000
committerAdhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>2021-05-03 16:46:06 -0300
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linux: Add execveat system call wrapper
It operates similar to execve and it is is already used to implement
fexecve without requiring /proc to be mounted.  However, different
than fexecve, if the syscall is not supported by the kernel an error
is returned instead of trying a fallback.

Checked on x86_64-linux-gnu and powerpc64le-linux-gnu.

Reviewed-by: Adhemerval Zanella  <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>
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@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ Major new features:
   a dump of information related to IFUNC resolver operation and
   glibc-hwcaps subdirectory selection.
 
+* On Linux, the function execveat has been added.  It operates similar to
+  execve and it is is already used to implement fexecve without requiring
+  /proc to be mounted.  However, different than fexecve, if the syscall is not
+  supported by the kernel an error is returned instead of trying a fallback.
+
 Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
 
 * The function pthread_mutex_consistent_np has been deprecated; programs