int search_binary_handler(struct linux_binprm *bprm,struct pt_regs *regs)
{
int try,retval;
struct linux_binfmt *fmt;
#ifdef __alpha__
/* handle /sbin/loader.. */
{
struct exec * eh = (struct exec *) bprm->buf;
if (!bprm->loader && eh->fh.f_magic == 0x183 &&
(eh->fh.f_flags & 0x3000) == 0x3000)
{
struct file * file;
unsigned long loader;
allow_write_access(bprm->file);
fput(bprm->file);
bprm->file = NULL;
loader = bprm->vma->vm_end - sizeof(void *);
file = open_exec("/sbin/loader");
retval = PTR_ERR(file);
if (IS_ERR(file))
return retval;
/* Remember if the application is TASO. */
bprm->sh_bang = eh->ah.entry < 0x100000000UL;
bprm->file = file;
bprm->loader = loader;
retval = prepare_binprm(bprm);
if (retval<0)
return retval;
/* should call search_binary_handler recursively here,
but it does not matter */
}
}
#endif
retval = security_bprm_check(bprm);
if (retval)
return retval;
/* kernel module loader fixup */
/* so we don't try to load run modprobe in kernel space. */
set_fs(USER_DS);
retval = audit_bprm(bprm);
if (retval)
return retval;
retval = -ENOENT;
//这里会循环两次.待模块加载之后再遍历一次
for (try=0; try<2; try++) {
read_lock(&binfmt_lock);
list_for_each_entry(fmt, &formats, lh) {
//加载函数
int (*fn)(struct linux_binprm *, struct pt_regs *) = fmt->load_binary;
if (!fn)
continue;
if (!try_module_get(fmt->module))
continue;
read_unlock(&binfmt_lock);
//运行加载函数,如果加载末成功,则继续遍历
retval = fn(bprm, regs);
//加载成功了
if (retval >= 0) {
put_binfmt(fmt);
allow_write_access(bprm->file);
if (bprm->file)
fput(bprm->file);
bprm->file = NULL;
current->did_exec = 1;
proc_exec_connector(current);
return retval;
}
read_lock(&binfmt_lock);
put_binfmt(fmt);
if (retval != -ENOEXEC || bprm->mm == NULL)
break;
if (!bprm->file) {
read_unlock(&binfmt_lock);
return retval;
}
}
read_unlock(&binfmt_lock);
//所有模块加载这个可执行文件失败,则加载其它模块再试一次
if (retval != -ENOEXEC || bprm->mm == NULL) {
break;
//CONFIG_KMOD:动态加载模块标志
#ifdef CONFIG_KMOD
}else{
#define printable(c) (((c)=='t') || ((c)=='n') || (0x20<=(c) && (c)<=0x7e))
if (printable(bprm->buf[0]) &&
printable(bprm->buf[1]) &&
printable(bprm->buf[2]) &&
printable(bprm->buf[3]))
break; /* -ENOEXEC */
request_module("binfmt-%04x", *(unsigned short *)(&bprm->buf[2]));
#endif
}
}
return retval;
}
到这里,我们看到了可执行文件的加载过程,接下来,我们以a.out型的可执文件的加载过程为例.来看一看linux怎么处理可执行文件的.