> I think a more relevant question is whether it's ok to pass 0, {NULL} for > argc, argv.
You can do that on desktop linux, you know: execl(some_prog_name, NULL); argv[0] is NOT guaranteed to be non-NULL: ISO/IEC 9899:1999(E) 5.1.2.2.1 2 If they are declared, the parameters to the main function shall obey the following constraints: - The value of argc shall be nonnegative.