From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 24 15:38:46 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EDA8106566B for ; Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:38:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhein@symmetricom.com) Received: from duck.symmetricom.us (duck.symmetricom.us [206.168.13.214]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E79EC8FC19 for ; Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:38:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gromit.timing.com (gromit.timing.com [206.168.13.209]) by duck.symmetricom.us (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q7OFcixX012467; Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:38:44 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from jhein@symmetricom.com) Received: from gromit.timing.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gromit.timing.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q7OFciQM044268; Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:38:44 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from jhein@gromit.timing.com) Received: (from jhein@localhost) by gromit.timing.com (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q7OFciYU044267; Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:38:44 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from jhein) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <20535.40964.366702.606107@gromit.timing.com> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:38:44 -0600 From: John Hein To: hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20535.40709.486888.887048@gromit.timing.com> References: <20535.39682.330250.337503@gromit.timing.com> <20535.40709.486888.887048@gromit.timing.com> X-Mailer: VM 8.2.0b-trunk-1408 under 23.4.1 (i386-portbld-freebsd7.4) Cc: Subject: Re: LD_PRELOADed code before or after exec - different behavior after 6.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:38:46 -0000 John Hein wrote at 09:34 -0600 on Aug 24, 2012: > John Hein wrote at 09:17 -0600 on Aug 24, 2012: > > > > head sl.cc pe.c > > ==> sl.cc <== > > #include > > #include > > class C > > { > > public: > > C(){ > > printf("C\n"); > > unsetenv("XXX"); > > } > > }; > > static C c; > > > > ==> pe.c <== > > #include > > #include > > int > > main() > > { > > char *p=getenv("XXX"); > > if (p != NULL) > > printf("XXX=%s\n",p); > > return 0; > > } > > > > > > % g++ -fpic -shared sl.cc -o sl.so > > % gcc pe.c -o pe > > > > 7.x & 8.x ... > > % sh -c 'XXX=1 LD_PRELOAD=$(pwd)/sl.so pe' > > C > > XXX=1 > > I meant to write: > > 7.x & 8.x ... > % sh -c 'XXX=1 LD_PRELOAD=$(pwd)/sl.so pe' > C > % sh -c 'XXX=1 LD_PRELOAD=$(pwd)/sl.so exec pe' > C > XXX=1 > > > 6.x & 4.x ... > > % sh -c 'XXX=1 LD_PRELOAD=$(pwd)/sl.so pe' > > C > > and > 6.x & 4.x ... > % sh -c 'XXX=1 LD_PRELOAD=$(pwd)/sl.so pe' > C > % sh -c 'XXX=1 LD_PRELOAD=$(pwd)/sl.so exec pe' > C Argh. Never mind. I was correct the first time. The shell's exec doesn't matter... 7.x & 8.x ... % sh -c 'XXX=1 LD_PRELOAD=$(pwd)/sl.so pe' C XXX=1 % sh -c 'XXX=1 LD_PRELOAD=$(pwd)/sl.so exec pe' C XXX=1 6.x & 4.x ... % sh -c 'XXX=1 LD_PRELOAD=$(pwd)/sl.so pe' C % sh -c 'XXX=1 LD_PRELOAD=$(pwd)/sl.so exec pe' C > > In 6.x and earlier (fedora 16, too), the unsetenv clears the XXX env > > var apparently in time to affect the exec'd process. In 8.x & 9.x, it > > seems the environment is set and passed to the exec'd process and the > > LD_PRELOADed code does not affect that despite its best efforts. > > > > It seems to me that 6.x behavior is more correct, but I'm seeking > > opinions before contemplating if / how to put together a fix. > >