A Brief Introduction to the Underlying Mechanisms of Linux Program Execution
đ 1. Program Startup: From “Forking” to “Transforming” Forking After entering a command, the Shell instantlyforks a child process, where the parent and child share resources, but throughCopy-On-Write (COW) optimizationâonly when data is modified do they “split”, saving time and effort! Transforming (execve) The child process calls<span>execve</span> to replace its genes: the kernel parses the … Read more