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Thanks for answering my next question, how much world of hurt would be involved with this solution in terms of breaking userspace. Kind of insane how Linux ker

Thanks for answering my next question, how much world of hurt would be involved with this solution in terms of breaking userspace. Kind of insane how Linux kernel developers didn't test and resolve this in a similar manner before this became an issue.

gnubison 5y ago
argc==0 is a well known part of the API, even if not everyone handles it correctly. I guarantee that >95% of kernel developers (if not 100% of them) understand this design and its flaws.