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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/abi.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/abi.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..63f4ebcf652c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/abi.txt @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +Documentation for /proc/sys/abi/* kernel version 2.6.0.test2 + (c) 2003, Fabian Frederick <ffrederick@users.sourceforge.net> + +For general info : README. + +============================================================== + +This path is binary emulation relevant aka personality types aka abi. +When a process is executed, it's linked to an exec_domain whose +personality is defined using values available from /proc/sys/abi. +You can find further details about abi in include/linux/personality.h. + +Here are the files featuring in 2.6 kernel : + +- defhandler_coff +- defhandler_elf +- defhandler_lcall7 +- defhandler_libcso +- fake_utsname +- trace + +=========================================================== +defhandler_coff: +defined value : +PER_SCOSVR3 +0x0003 | STICKY_TIMEOUTS | WHOLE_SECONDS | SHORT_INODE + +=========================================================== +defhandler_elf: +defined value : +PER_LINUX +0 + +=========================================================== +defhandler_lcall7: +defined value : +PER_SVR4 +0x0001 | STICKY_TIMEOUTS | MMAP_PAGE_ZERO, + +=========================================================== +defhandler_libsco: +defined value: +PER_SVR4 +0x0001 | STICKY_TIMEOUTS | MMAP_PAGE_ZERO, + +=========================================================== +fake_utsname: +Unused + +=========================================================== +trace: +Unused + +=========================================================== |