Chain Loading in Unix
In Unix (and in Unix-like operating systems), the exec system call is used to perform chain loading. The program image of the current process is replaced with an entirely new image, and the current thread begins execution of that image. The common data area comprises data such as the process' environment variables, which are preserved across the system call.
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