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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/nofork_noexec.txt | 27 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/nofork_noexec.txt b/docs/nofork_noexec.txt index 06c789aff..c58f5a83f 100644 --- a/docs/nofork_noexec.txt +++ b/docs/nofork_noexec.txt @@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ NOEXEC trick is disabled for NOMMU build. NOFORK NOFORK applet should work correctly if another applet simply runs -<applet>_main(argc,argv) and then continues with its business (xargs, -find, shells can do it). This poses much more serious limitations -on what applet can/cannot do: +<applet>_main(argc,argv) and then continues with its business. +xargs, find, shells do it (grep for "spawn_and_wait" and +"run_nofork_applet" to find more users). + +This poses much more serious limitations on what applet can do: * all NOEXEC limitations apply. * do not ever exit() or exec(). @@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ on what applet can/cannot do: is taken from xfunc_error_retval. - fflush_stdout_and_exit(n) is ok to use. * do not use shared global data, or save/restore shared global data - prior to returning. (e.g. bb_common_bufsiz1 is off-limits). + (e.g. bb_common_bufsiz1) prior to returning. - getopt32() is ok to use. You do not need to save/restore option_mask32, it is already done by core code. * if you allocate memory, you can use xmalloc() only on the very first @@ -77,3 +79,20 @@ script loops. Applets which mess with signal handlers, termios etc are probably not worth the effort. Any NOFORK applet is also a NOEXEC applet. + + + Relevant CONFIG options + +FEATURE_PREFER_APPLETS + BB_EXECVP(cmd, argv) will try to exec /proc/self/exe + if command's name matches some applet name + applet tables will contain NOFORK/NOEXEC bits + spawn_and_wait(argv) will do NOFORK/NOEXEC tricks + +FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE (needs FEATURE_PREFER_APPLETS=y) + shells will try to exec /proc/self/exe if command's name matches + some applet name + shells will do NOEXEC trick on NOEXEC applets + +FEATURE_SH_NOFORK (needs FEATURE_PREFER_APPLETS=y) + shells will do NOFORK trick on NOFORK applets |