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+================================
+Documentation for /proc/sys/abi/
+================================
+
+kernel version 2.6.0.test2
+
+Copyright (c) 2003, Fabian Frederick <ffrederick@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+For general info: index.rst.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+This path is binary emulation relevant aka personality types aka abi.
+When a process is executed, it's linked to an exec_domain whose
+personality is defined using values available from /proc/sys/abi.
+You can find further details about abi in include/linux/personality.h.
+
+Here are the files featuring in 2.6 kernel:
+
+- defhandler_coff
+- defhandler_elf
+- defhandler_lcall7
+- defhandler_libcso
+- fake_utsname
+- trace
+
+defhandler_coff
+---------------
+
+defined value:
+ PER_SCOSVR3::
+
+ 0x0003 | STICKY_TIMEOUTS | WHOLE_SECONDS | SHORT_INODE
+
+defhandler_elf
+--------------
+
+defined value:
+ PER_LINUX::
+
+ 0
+
+defhandler_lcall7
+-----------------
+
+defined value :
+ PER_SVR4::
+
+ 0x0001 | STICKY_TIMEOUTS | MMAP_PAGE_ZERO,
+
+defhandler_libsco
+-----------------
+
+defined value:
+ PER_SVR4::
+
+ 0x0001 | STICKY_TIMEOUTS | MMAP_PAGE_ZERO,
+
+fake_utsname
+------------
+
+Unused
+
+trace
+-----
+
+Unused