Re: execve from the kernel ??

[Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohadbc@xxxxxxxxx>]

> > Is it possible to execute an executable ELF file
> > from within the kernel ?
> > something like fork+execve from a kernel module ?
>
> Yes, you can exceute a user space application through
> call_usermodehelper function. But keep in mind that the application
> will run with root rights but run in user space ...
>
thanks!
it says that it "Must be called from process context".
can i use it from kernel module's init function ?

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