new movement in binfmt_misc namespace discussion on lkml

new movement in binfmt_misc namespace discussion on lkml

[Henning Schild]

If that ever makes it into the kernel Isar might maybe get away with
running in a "regular" container, or will get a step closer.

https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/28/274

I have been involved a pretty long time ago, now the topic is coming up
again with a new player having taken over the patches and proposing the
again.

Let us see how it goes this time.
Henning

Re: new movement in binfmt_misc namespace discussion on lkml

[Jan Kiszka]

On 28.10.21 13:33, Henning Schild wrote:
> If that ever makes it into the kernel Isar might maybe get away with
> running in a "regular" container, or will get a step closer.
> 
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/28/274
> 
> I have been involved a pretty long time ago, now the topic is coming up
> again with a new player having taken over the patches and proposing the
> again.
> 
> Let us see how it goes this time.
> Henning
> 

This is great news. I just had to help a user this morning once again
with fighting away outdated Ubuntu qemu-user-static on the host to make
bullseye's version effective inside the container.

Did you already check what will then be needed on top to make
podman/docker/etc able to use that feature?

Jan

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Re: new movement in binfmt_misc namespace discussion on lkml

[Henning Schild]

Am Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:42:20 +0200
schrieb Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>:

> On 28.10.21 13:33, Henning Schild wrote:
> > If that ever makes it into the kernel Isar might maybe get away with
> > running in a "regular" container, or will get a step closer.
> > 
> > https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/28/274
> > 
> > I have been involved a pretty long time ago, now the topic is
> > coming up again with a new player having taken over the patches and
> > proposing the again.
> > 
> > Let us see how it goes this time.
> > Henning
> >   
> 
> This is great news. I just had to help a user this morning once again
> with fighting away outdated Ubuntu qemu-user-static on the host to
> make bullseye's version effective inside the container.
> 
> Did you already check what will then be needed on top to make
> podman/docker/etc able to use that feature?

No that just came in today. I might give it a go at some point. But
while the procedure is not complicated it will take several hours
anyhow.

I thought about getting back to the guy already to "promise testing",
just to strengthen the thread. But doing that i could also stall it,
not knowing when i get around to testing.
Maybe just strengthen the need again, but he has a good list of refs
under the pretty longish commit messages.

Henning

> Jan
>