we can now execute code (reaches init_env() function )

src/Core/PS4/HLE/Kernel/ThreadManagement.cpp

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int scePthreadAttrInit(ScePthreadAttr* attr) {
     SceKernelSchedParam param{};
     param.sched_priority = 700;
 
-    result = (result == 0 ? scePthreadAttrSetinheritsched(attr, PTHREAD_INHERIT_SCHED) : result);
+    result = (result == 0 ? scePthreadAttrSetinheritsched(attr, 4) : result);
     result = (result == 0 ? scePthreadAttrSetschedparam(attr, &param) : result);
     result = (result == 0 ? scePthreadAttrSetschedpolicy(attr, SCHED_OTHER) : result);
     result = (result == 0 ? scePthreadAttrSetdetachstate(attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE) : result);

src/Core/PS4/HLE/Kernel/ThreadManagement.h

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
+#define _TIMESPEC_DEFINED
+
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 #include "../../../../types.h"
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ struct PthreadAttrInternal {
 
 class PThreadCxt {};
 
+void Pthread_Init_Self_MainThread();
+
     //HLE FUNCTIONS
 int scePthreadAttrInit(ScePthreadAttr* attr);
 int scePthreadAttrSetdetachstate(ScePthreadAttr* attr, int detachstate);

src/Core/PS4/HLE/LibC.cpp

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace HLE::Libs::LibC {
 	static void init_env() //every game/demo should probably 
 	{
 		for(;;) {
-			printf("__debugbreak\n");
+			printf("life is a bitch but it did reach here\n");
 		}
 		//__debugbreak();//if we reach here it will be a great progress :D
 	}

src/Core/PS4/Linker.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "../../Util/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Util/aerolib.h"
 #include "Loader/SymbolsResolver.h"
+#include "HLE/Kernel/ThreadManagement.h"
 
 
 constexpr bool debug_loader = true;
@@ -629,3 +630,26 @@ void Linker::Resolve(const std::string& name, int Symtype, Module* m, SymbolReco
 	}
 
 }
+
+using exit_func_t          = void (*)();
+using entry_func_t           = void (*)(EntryParams* params, exit_func_t atexit_func);
+
+static void ProgramExitFunc() {
+
+    printf("exit function called\n");
+}
+
+static void run_main_entry(u64 addr, EntryParams* params, exit_func_t exit_func) {
+    reinterpret_cast<entry_func_t>(addr)(params, exit_func);
+}
+
+void Linker::Execute()
+{
+    HLE::Libs::LibKernel::ThreadManagement::Pthread_Init_Self_MainThread();
+    EntryParams p{};
+    p.argc = 1;
+    p.argv[0] = "eboot.bin"; //hmm should be ok?
+
+    run_main_entry(m_modules.at(0)->elf->GetElfEntry()+m_modules.at(0)->base_virtual_addr, &p, ProgramExitFunc);
+    
+}

src/Core/PS4/Linker.h

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 struct DynamicModuleInfo;
 class Linker;
 
+struct EntryParams {
+    int argc;
+    u32 padding;
+    const char* argv[3];
+};
+
 /*this struct keeps neccesary info about loaded modules.Main executeable is included too as well*/
 struct Module
 {
@@ -115,6 +121,7 @@ public:
 	SymbolsResolver* getHLESymbols() { return m_HLEsymbols; }
 	void Relocate(Module* m);
     void Resolve(const std::string& name, int Symtype, Module* m, SymbolRecord* return_info);
+    void Execute();
 
   private:
 	const ModuleInfo* FindModule(const Module& m, const std::string& id);

src/main.cpp

@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 // Main code
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-    if (argc == 1) {
+    /* if (argc == 1) {
         printf("Usage: %s <elf or eboot.bin path>\n", argv[0]);
         return -1;
-    }
+    }*/
 
     logging::init(true);//init logging
     const char* const path = argv[1];  // argument 1 is the path of self file to boot
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     HLE::Libs::Init_HLE_Libs(linker->getHLESymbols());
     auto *module =linker->LoadModule(path);//load main executable
     
+    linker->Execute();
 #if 0
     // Setup SDL
     if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_TIMER | SDL_INIT_GAMEPAD) != 0)