Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:10:39 +0000 From: JB <freebsdlists.admin@protonmail.com> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linuxulator: running one's own small Linux in FreeBSD? Message-ID: <3OWRHri6YXev4KcRSoZUcPlowZ8fJeyKbDQXI_3Rak2YHuPKx9_mmN4KSvPH0s09ws0q2kG6tuwUagLbFLpE_mfpYwQ8qy-TSvO_WP6A240=@protonmail.com>
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‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Monday, February 8th, 2021 at 4:00 AM, <freebsd-emulation-request@freebsd.org> wrote: > Message: 4 > > Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2021 02:51:55 +0000 > > From: "Thomas Mueller" mueller6722@twc.com > > To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org > > Subject: Linuxulator: running one's own small Linux in FreeBSD? > > Message-ID: mailman.86.1612785601.7529.freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org > > Is it possible to run one's own little Linux in FreeBSD by null-mounting directory or partition on /compat/linux? > > I am thinking in particular of my own cross-compiled version (from FreeBSD or NetBSD on amd64 aka x86_64) still in infancy, with busybox or otherwise? > > This busybox is cross-compiled for Linux (i486-linux-musl or x86_64-linux-musl). > > Currently, this is on UFS2 aka ffsv2 file system. > > Would the Linux C library have to be glibc, or could it be uClibc-ng or (more likely) musl? > > I would want to be able to try with more than one infant Linux installation (one at a time), hence the desire to null-mount on /compat/linux rather than copying to /compat/linux. > > Tom If it's just a local directory, you can use `sysctl' to tell the kernel what the emulation path is: sysctl compat.linux.emul_path=/foo/bar Then restart the `linux' service.help
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