Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] ld.so.8: Clarify LD_PROFILE in secure-execution mode

[Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>]

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Hi Adhemerval,

On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 09:31:38AM -0300, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
> Different than specified, glibc 2.2.5 does not ignore LD_PROFILE in
> secure-execution mode.  Instead, it uses the default LD_PROFILE_OUTPUT
> (/var/profile) folder.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>

Patch applied.  Thanks,

Alex

> ---
>  man8/ld.so.8 | 6 +-----
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
> index d4eb27a70..cf03cb85e 100644
> --- a/man8/ld.so.8
> +++ b/man8/ld.so.8
> @@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ Profiling output is appended to the file whose name is:
>  .IP
>  Since glibc 2.2.5,
>  .B LD_PROFILE
> -is ignored in secure-execution mode.
> +uses a different default path in secure-execution mode.
>  .TP
>  .BR LD_PROFILE_OUTPUT " (since glibc 2.1)"
>  Directory where
> @@ -701,10 +701,6 @@ then the default is
>  is ignored in secure-execution mode; instead
>  .I /var/profile
>  is always used.
> -(This detail is relevant only before glibc 2.2.5,
> -since in later glibc versions,
> -.B LD_PROFILE
> -is also ignored in secure-execution mode.)
>  .TP
>  .BR LD_SHOW_AUXV " (since glibc 2.1)"
>  If this environment variable is defined (with any value),
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 

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