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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/abi.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/abi.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..599bcde7f0b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/abi.rst @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +================================ +Documentation for /proc/sys/abi/ +================================ + +kernel version 2.6.0.test2 + +Copyright (c) 2003, Fabian Frederick <ffrederick@users.sourceforge.net> + +For general info: index.rst. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +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 |