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+/* -------------------------------------------
+
+ Copyright SoftwareLabs
+
+------------------------------------------- */
+
+#include <NewKit/Utils.hpp>
+#include <KernelKit/CodeManager.hpp>
+#include <KernelKit/ProcessScheduler.hpp>
+
+using namespace NewOS;
+
+/// @brief Executes a new process from a function. kernel code only.
+/// @note This sets up a new stack, anything on the main function that calls the kernel will not be accessible.
+/// @param main the start of the process.
+/// @return if the process was started or not.
+bool execute_from_image(MainKind main, const char* processName) noexcept
+{
+ if (!main)
+ return false;
+
+ ProcessHeader proc((VoidPtr)main);
+ proc.Kind = ProcessHeader::kDriverKind;
+ rt_copy_memory((VoidPtr)processName, proc.Name, rt_string_len(proc.Name));
+
+ Ref<ProcessHeader> refProc = proc;
+
+ return ProcessScheduler::Shared().Leak().Add(refProc);
+} \ No newline at end of file