Hi!
> Is there any kernel patch that would allow Linux to properly recognize,
> and execute gzipped executables?
>
> I know I could use binfmt_misc to run a wrapper script:
>
> decompress to /tmp/prog.decompressed
> execute /tmp/prog.decompressed
> rm /tmp/prog.decompressed
>
> But that's not as clean, secure, or fast as the kernel transparently
> decompressing & executing. Is there a better way to do this?
You could do this with uservfs(.sourceforge.net):
ln -s /overlay/path/.../executable.gz#ugz executable
and let uservfs do it for you. It will essentially do what you
described, but it will work on any file.
Pavel
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