| Message ID | 20210116145858.7754-1-alx.manpages@gmail.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | execveat.2: Normalize notes about missing wrappers | expand |
Hi Alex, On 1/16/21 3:58 PM, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > It's been a long time sine kernel 3.19. > There's still no glibc wrapper. Fair enough! Patch applid. Thanks, Michael > > ...... > > $ grep -rn 'execveat *(' glibc/ > $ > > Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com> > --- > man2/execveat.2 | 12 ++++++++---- > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/man2/execveat.2 b/man2/execveat.2 > index ef3606d8b..02d9c7331 100644 > --- a/man2/execveat.2 > +++ b/man2/execveat.2 > @@ -30,10 +30,13 @@ execveat \- execute program relative to a directory file descriptor > .nf > .B #include <unistd.h> > .PP > -.BI "int execveat(int " dirfd ", const char *" pathname "," > -.BI " char *const " argv "[], char *const " envp "[]," > +.BI "int execveat(int " dirfd ", const char *" pathname , > +.BI " char *const " argv "[], char *const " envp [], > .BI " int " flags ); > .fi > +.PP > +.IR Note : > +There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES. > .SH DESCRIPTION > .\" commit 51f39a1f0cea1cacf8c787f652f26dfee9611874 > The > @@ -160,8 +163,6 @@ is a file descriptor referring to a file other than a directory. > .SH VERSIONS > .BR execveat () > was added to Linux in kernel 3.19. > -GNU C library support is pending. > -.\" FIXME . check for glibc support in a future release > .SH CONFORMING TO > The > .BR execveat () > @@ -207,6 +208,9 @@ the natural idiom when using > is to set the close-on-exec flag on > .IR dirfd . > (But see BUGS.) > +.PP > +Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using > +.BR syscall (2). > .SH BUGS > The > .B ENOENT >
diff --git a/man2/execveat.2 b/man2/execveat.2 index ef3606d8b..02d9c7331 100644 --- a/man2/execveat.2 +++ b/man2/execveat.2 @@ -30,10 +30,13 @@ execveat \- execute program relative to a directory file descriptor .nf .B #include <unistd.h> .PP -.BI "int execveat(int " dirfd ", const char *" pathname "," -.BI " char *const " argv "[], char *const " envp "[]," +.BI "int execveat(int " dirfd ", const char *" pathname , +.BI " char *const " argv "[], char *const " envp [], .BI " int " flags ); .fi +.PP +.IR Note : +There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES. .SH DESCRIPTION .\" commit 51f39a1f0cea1cacf8c787f652f26dfee9611874 The @@ -160,8 +163,6 @@ is a file descriptor referring to a file other than a directory. .SH VERSIONS .BR execveat () was added to Linux in kernel 3.19. -GNU C library support is pending. -.\" FIXME . check for glibc support in a future release .SH CONFORMING TO The .BR execveat () @@ -207,6 +208,9 @@ the natural idiom when using is to set the close-on-exec flag on .IR dirfd . (But see BUGS.) +.PP +Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using +.BR syscall (2). .SH BUGS The .B ENOENT
It's been a long time sine kernel 3.19. There's still no glibc wrapper. ...... $ grep -rn 'execveat *(' glibc/ $ Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com> --- man2/execveat.2 | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)