Re: [PATCH] error out on execve with no binfmts

[Andrew Morton]

Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Early calls to userspace can invoke an execve() before any binfmt handlers
> are registered.  Properly return an error in this case rather than 0.
> On at least one arch (x86_64) without this patch, the system will double
> fault on early attempts to call_usermodehelper.  Suggestions on a better
> error?

These handlers are installed at core_initcall() time.  Who is calling out
to userspace so early?

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