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linux(4): Add a dedicated linux_exec_copyin_args()
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Authored by dchagin on May 18 2023, 6:42 PM.
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Because Linux allows to exec binaries with 0 argc.

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Are we aware of any actual Linux binary use cases for argc=0? (I don't object to this change, just wondering.)

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.May 18 2023, 7:41 PM

Are we aware of any actual Linux binary use cases for argc=0? (I don't object to this change, just wondering.)

well, I dont know, I’m not use Linux since 1997:)
I try to fix Glibc posix_spawn(), for which some glibc tests fails due to argc=0, also see comment in the linux_exec_copyin_args() explaining this change