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.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Sheldon Hearn
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd March 17, 2008
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2000-08-24 07:29:04 +00:00
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.Dt LINUX 4 i386
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm linux
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.Nd Linux ABI support
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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To compile support for this ABI into the kernel,
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place the following line in your
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kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "options COMPAT_LINUX"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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2008-03-17 08:17:04 +00:00
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Alternatively, to load the ABI as a
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module at boot time, place the following line in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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linux_load="YES"
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.Ed
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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module provides limited
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Linux ABI (application binary interface) compatibility
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for userland applications.
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The module provides the following significant facilities:
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.Bl -bullet
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.It
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An image activator
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for correctly branded
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.Xr elf 5
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executable images
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.It
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Special signal handling for activated images
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.It
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2000-08-25 08:18:50 +00:00
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Linux to native system call translation
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.El
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.Pp
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It is important to note that the Linux ABI support
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it not provided through an emulator.
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Rather, a true (albeit limited) ABI implementation is provided.
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.Pp
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The following
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.Xr sysctl 8
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tunable variables are available:
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.Bl -tag -width compat.linux.oss_version
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.It compat.linux.osname
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Linux kernel operating system name.
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.It compat.linux.osrelease
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Linux kernel operating system release.
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Changing this to something else is discouraged on non-development systems,
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because it may change the way Linux programs work.
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Recent versions of GNU libc are known to use different syscalls depending
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on the value of this sysctl.
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.It compat.linux.oss_version
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Linux Open Sound System version.
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.El
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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module can be linked into the kernel statically with the
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.Dv COMPAT_LINUX
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kernel configuration option
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or loaded as required.
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The following command will load the module
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if it is neither linked into the kernel
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nor already loaded as a module:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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if ! kldstat -v | grep -E 'linux(aout|elf)' > /dev/null; then
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kldload linux > /dev/null 2>&1
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fi
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Note that dynamically linked Linux executables
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will require a suitable environment in
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.Pa /compat/linux .
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Specifically, the Linux run-time linker's hints files
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should be correctly initialized.
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For this reason, it is common to execute the following commands
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to prepare the system to correctly run Linux executables:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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if [ -x /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig ]; then
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/compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig -r /compat/linux
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fi
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.Ed
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.Pp
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For information on loading the
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.Nm
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kernel loadable module automatically on system startup,
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see
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.Xr rc.conf 5 .
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This information applies
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regardless of whether the
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.Nm
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module is statically linked into the kernel
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or loaded as a module.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /compat/linux/proc -compact
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.It Pa /compat/linux
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minimal Linux run-time environment
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.It Pa /compat/linux/proc
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limited Linux process file system
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.It Pa /compat/linux/sys
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limited Linux system file system
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr brandelf 1 ,
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.Xr elf 5 ,
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.Xr linprocfs 5 ,
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.Xr linsysfs 5
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.Sh HISTORY
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Linux ABI support first appeared in
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.Fx 2.1 .
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