Document mounting of binfmt_misc
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PATCH 1/1 Document mounting of binfmt_misc
Patch by Ivan Gyurdiev. Please apply.
regards
john
Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt +3 -0
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ bits) you have supplied. Binfmt_misc can also recognise a filename extension aka '.com' or '.exe'. +First you must mount binfmt_misc: + mount binfmt_misc -t binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc + To actually register a new binary type, you have to set up a string looking like :name:type:offset:magic:mask:interpreter: (where you can choose the ':' upon your needs) and echo it to /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register.
fs/Kconfig.binfmt +3 -0
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ feature, and <file:Documentation/java.txt> for information about how to include Java support. + To use binfmt_misc, you will need to mount it: + mount binfmt_misc -t binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc + You may say M here for module support and later load the module when you have use for it; the module is called binfmt_misc. If you don't know what to answer at this point, say Y.