[PATCH 1/2] Documentation/binfmt-misc.rst: Include AT_FLAGS info in "P" flag description
From: Charlie Jenkins
Date: Sun Apr 19 2026 - 00:12:06 EST
Commit 2347961b11d4 ("binfmt_misc: pass binfmt_misc flags to the
interpreter") added a bit to AT_FLAGS in the aux vector to notify an
interpreter that the 'P' flag was set in binfmt-misc. Clarify that the
interpreter is able to be aware of the 'P' flag by using this bit.
Signed-off-by: Charlie Jenkins <thecharlesjenkins@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
index 59cd902e3549..2e2be2922ba6 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/binfmt-misc.rst
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ Here is what the fields mean:
vector for this purpose, thus preserving the original ``argv[0]``.
e.g. If your interp is set to ``/bin/foo`` and you run ``blah``
(which is in ``/usr/local/bin``), then the kernel will execute
- ``/bin/foo`` with ``argv[]`` set to ``["/bin/foo", "/usr/local/bin/blah", "blah"]``. The interp has to be aware of this so it can
- execute ``/usr/local/bin/blah``
- with ``argv[]`` set to ``["blah"]``.
+ ``/bin/foo`` with ``argv[]`` set to ``["/bin/foo",
+ "/usr/local/bin/blah", "blah"]``. The interp can be aware of this
+ by checking if bit 0 in AT_FLAGS in the auxilary vector is set to 1
+ so it can execute ``/usr/local/bin/blah`` with ``argv[]`` set to
+ ``["blah"]``.
``O`` - open-binary
Legacy behavior of binfmt_misc is to pass the full path
of the binary to the interpreter as an argument. When this flag is
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