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Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add a new exec_exec_file_name RPC
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Roland McGrath |
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Re: [PATCH 1/3] Add a new exec_exec_file_name RPC |
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Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:22:57 -0700 (PDT) |
I am not convinced that this is worth doing. Any name from anywhere is
always just a guess at what might be the right file name. There will
always be cases where you can't manage to guess it. It is only a guess for
convenience when not secure, after all. With fexecve, there isn't even any
such file name to pass as a better guess than something derived from argv[0].
Thanks,
Roland