On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 09:50:59AM -0600, Shaun Jackman wrote: > 2005/9/29, Colin Watson <cjwat...@debian.org>: > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 02:41:34PM -0600, Shaun Jackman wrote: > > > binfmt-support allows the hex \x## escape sequence for the magic > > > option. Could the magic option also support the octal \### escape > > > sequence? It is particularly nice for \0, \1, etc. > > > > It's actually the kernel's binfmt_misc module that does the > > interpretation of \x. I could probably make update-binfmts mangle the > > magic byte-sequence on the way through, but I think it might be better > > just to teach the kernel to understand octal escapes. Does that make > > sense to you? > > That surprises me. I thought the interface to the kernel would be > something a little more... orthogonal. For example... > $ grep magic /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/arm-elf > magic 7f454c4601010161 > The preceding would be a sensible format for the kernel interface to > me. the binfmt_misc/register interface being what it is though, I'd > agree that teaching the kernel to understand octal escape sequences > makes sense.
[ Following up a little belated... ] Current kernels doesn't have support for an octal sequence. If you want to see this implemented, please propose the change on the Linux kernel mailing list (linux-ker...@vger.kernel.org), the Debian BTS isn't the ideal place for this. Cheers, Moritz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org