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Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001Documentation for /proc/sys/abi/* kernel version 2.6.0.test2
2 (c) 2003, Fabian Frederick <ffrederick@users.sourceforge.net>
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4For general info : README.
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8This path is binary emulation relevant aka personality types aka abi.
9When a process is executed, it's linked to an exec_domain whose
10personality is defined using values available from /proc/sys/abi.
11You can find further details about abi in include/linux/personality.h.
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13Here are the files featuring in 2.6 kernel :
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15- defhandler_coff
16- defhandler_elf
17- defhandler_lcall7
18- defhandler_libcso
19- fake_utsname
20- trace
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23defhandler_coff:
24defined value :
25PER_SCOSVR3
260x0003 | STICKY_TIMEOUTS | WHOLE_SECONDS | SHORT_INODE
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29defhandler_elf:
30defined value :
31PER_LINUX
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35defhandler_lcall7:
36defined value :
37PER_SVR4
380x0001 | STICKY_TIMEOUTS | MMAP_PAGE_ZERO,
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41defhandler_libsco:
42defined value:
43PER_SVR4
440x0001 | STICKY_TIMEOUTS | MMAP_PAGE_ZERO,
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47fake_utsname:
48Unused
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51trace:
52Unused
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