Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 14:42:11 +0200 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: arch@FreeBSD.org Cc: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com> Subject: Re: sysctl kern.fallback_elf_brand Message-ID: <20010223144211.I1899@ringworld.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <20010223042641.B2539@dragon.nuxi.com>; from TrimYourCc@NUXI.com on Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 04:26:41AM -0800 References: <3A960EF8.75C3FC53@cup.hp.com> <20010223042641.B2539@dragon.nuxi.com>
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On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 04:26:41AM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 11:19:20PM -0800, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > One problem with this is that unbranded static Linux binaries are > > executed as FreeBSD native binaries and there's a high chance of them > > rebooting the machine if run as root. > > I've never seen that. Everyone I've every tried just dumped core. Have > you really seen running one reboot the machine? Yes. Go to http://www.xiph.org/paranoia/down.html, get the ``Gzipped, statically linked cdparanoia binary for Linux ELF'', unzip, do not brand, run on RELENG_4, see machine reboot. Swear under breath, wait for fsck, brand, run, watch proper operation. This is just one example. G'luck, Peter -- I've heard that this sentence is a rumor. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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