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authorDenis Vlasenko2007-05-08 17:27:17 +0000
committerDenis Vlasenko2007-05-08 17:27:17 +0000
commit92c0b8222eb50dd35c06e2f1265706b388762234 (patch)
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parent0cacc80952a7a34f9cb8b384d6dd0b1522c37bae (diff)
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tail: fix SEGV on "tail -N"
config system: clarify PREFER_APPLETS/SH_STANDALONE effects in help text
Diffstat (limited to 'shell')
-rw-r--r--shell/Config.in29
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/shell/Config.in b/shell/Config.in
index f3726e3..0279934 100644
--- a/shell/Config.in
+++ b/shell/Config.in
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ config FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE
default n
depends on (MSH || LASH || HUSH || ASH) && FEATURE_PREFER_APPLETS
help
- This option causes the selected busybox shell to use busybox applets
+ This option causes busybox shells to use busybox applets
in preference to executables in the PATH whenever possible. For
example, entering the command 'ifconfig' into the shell would cause
busybox to use the ifconfig busybox applet. Specifying the fully
@@ -251,14 +251,23 @@ config FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE
is generally used when creating a statically linked version of busybox
for use as a rescue shell, in the event that you screw up your system.
- Note that this will *also* cause applets to take precedence
- over shell builtins of the same name. So turning this on will
- eliminate any performance gained by turning on the builtin "echo"
- and "test" commands in ash.
-
- Note that when using this option, the shell will attempt to directly
- run '/bin/busybox'. If you do not have the busybox binary sitting in
- that exact location with that exact name, this option will not work at
- all.
+ This is implemented by re-execing /proc/self/exe (typically)
+ with right parameters. Some selected applets ("NOFORK" applets)
+ can even be executed without creating new process.
+ Instead, busybox will call <applet>_main() internally.
+
+ However, this causes problems in chroot jails without mounted /proc
+ and with ps/top (command name can be shown as 'exe' for applets
+ started this way).
+# untrue?
+# Note that this will *also* cause applets to take precedence
+# over shell builtins of the same name. So turning this on will
+# eliminate any performance gained by turning on the builtin "echo"
+# and "test" commands in ash.
+# untrue?
+# Note that when using this option, the shell will attempt to directly
+# run '/bin/busybox'. If you do not have the busybox binary sitting in
+# that exact location with that exact name, this option will not work at
+# all.
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