[$] Bringing BPF to binfmt_misc

The kernel is able to run a few types of executable files, including native binaries in the ELF format and interpreted programs that begin with the #! marker. It also, however, has a mechanism, called binfmt_misc , that can be configured from user space to enable the transparent execution of programs in just about any format. This feature has been relatively static for years, but it seems likely…

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