/*
 * Adopted from http://www.rohitab.com/discuss/topic/41379-running-native-applications-with-rtlcreateuserprocess/
 *
 * Running smss.exe on my 21H2 (OS Build 19044.2006) will crash the kernel with 0xc000021a.
 *
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <Windows.h>
#include <winternl.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#pragma comment(lib,"ntdll.lib")

typedef struct _SECTION_IMAGE_INFORMATION {
	PVOID TransferAddress;
	ULONG ZeroBits;
	SIZE_T MaximumStackSize;
	SIZE_T CommittedStackSize;
	ULONG SubSystemType;
	union {
		struct {
			USHORT SubSystemMinorVersion;
			USHORT SubSystemMajorVersion;
		};
		ULONG SubSystemVersion;
	};
	ULONG GpValue;
	USHORT ImageCharacteristics;
	USHORT DllCharacteristics;
	USHORT Machine;
	BOOLEAN ImageContainsCode;
	BOOLEAN Spare1;
	ULONG LoaderFlags;
	ULONG ImageFileSize;
	ULONG Reserved[1];
} SECTION_IMAGE_INFORMATION, * PSECTION_IMAGE_INFORMATION;

typedef struct _RTL_USER_PROCESS_INFORMATION {
	ULONG                   Size;
	HANDLE                  ProcessHandle;
	HANDLE                  ThreadHandle;
	CLIENT_ID               ClientId;
	SECTION_IMAGE_INFORMATION ImageInformation;
} RTL_USER_PROCESS_INFORMATION, * PRTL_USER_PROCESS_INFORMATION;

static UNICODE_STRING FileName;
static UNICODE_STRING CmdLine;
static RTL_USER_PROCESS_INFORMATION ProcessInfo;
static PRTL_USER_PROCESS_PARAMETERS UserProcessParam;

static void cleanup(void) {
	RtlFreeUnicodeString(&FileName);
	RtlDestroyProcessParameters(UserProcessParam);
	NtClose(ProcessInfo.ThreadHandle);
	NtClose(ProcessInfo.ProcessHandle);
}

int wmain(int argc, wchar_t* argv[])
{
	atexit(cleanup);

	wchar_t Path[512], CmdLine[512];

	NTSTATUS Result;

	if (argc < 2)
	{
		printf("Usage: ntstart.exe [Filename] [Command line]\n");
		return -1;
	}

	if (!SearchPath(NULL, argv[1], L".exe", 512, Path, NULL))
	{
		printf("Error: File not found\n");
		return 1;
	}

	if (!RtlDosPathNameToNtPathName_U(Path, &FileName, NULL, NULL))
	{
		printf("Error: Unable to convert path name\n");
		return 1;
	}

	if (argc > 2)
	{
		swprintf(CmdLine, L"\"%ws\" %ws", Path, argv[2]);
		RtlInitUnicodeString(&CmdLine, CmdLine);
	}

	if (!NT_SUCCESS(Result = RtlCreateProcessParameters(
		&UserProcessParam,
		&FileName, 
		NULL,
		NULL,
		argc > 2 ? &CmdLine : NULL,
		NULL,
		NULL,
		NULL,
		NULL,
		NULL)))
	{
		printf("Error: Unable to create process parameters: %x\n", Result);
		return Result;
	}

	if (!NT_SUCCESS(Result = RtlCreateUserProcess(
		&FileName, 
		OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE, 
		UserProcessParam,
		NULL, 
		NULL, 
		NULL,
		FALSE,
		NULL,
		NULL, 
		&ProcessInfo)))
	{
		printf("Error: Unable to create process: %x\n", Result);
		return Result;
	}

	if (!NT_SUCCESS(Result = NtResumeThread(ProcessInfo.ThreadHandle, NULL)))
	{
		printf("Error: Unable to start process: %x\n", Result);
		return Result;
	}

	if (!NT_SUCCESS(Result = NtWaitForSingleObject(ProcessInfo.ProcessHandle, FALSE, NULL)))
	{
		printf("Error: Unable to wait for process: %x\n", Result);
		return Result;
	}

	printf("Process exited.\n");
	return 0;
}