Re: kern/52342: linux ABI exit(non-zero) returns zero status to the parent process

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The following reply was made to PR kern/52342; it has been noted by GNATS.

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Subject: Re: kern/52342: linux ABI exit(non-zero) returns zero status to the
 parent process
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 16:12:31 +0200

 On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 01:50:01PM +0000, matthew green wrote:
 >  indeed - ktrace shows exit_group() for the false(1) binary.
 >  
 >  hmm, even a static binary using _exit(2) shows exit_group()
 >  system call.  how does one get exit system call to be used?
 
 a bit of assembler:
 
 ebx <== exit status
 eax <== "1" which is __NR_exit
 
 int 0x80