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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1999-01-15 10:25:58 +0000
committerUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1999-01-15 10:25:58 +0000
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1999-01-15 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com> * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/vfork.c: Removed. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/vfork.S: New file.
Diffstat (limited to 'sysdeps')
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/vfork.S66
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/vfork.c50
2 files changed, 66 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/vfork.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/vfork.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..118fccb613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/vfork.S
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+ Contributed by Andreas Schwab <schwab@gnu.org>.
+
+ The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+ published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Library General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not,
+ write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
+
+#include <sysdep.h>
+#define _ERRNO_H 1
+#include <bits/errno.h>
+
+/* Clone the calling process, but without copying the whole address space.
+ The calling process is suspended until the new process exits or is
+ replaced by a call to `execve'. Return -1 for errors, 0 to the new process,
+ and the process ID of the new process to the old process. */
+
+ENTRY (__vfork)
+
+#ifdef __NR_vfork
+
+ /* Pop the return PC value into ECX. */
+ popl %ecx
+
+ /* Stuff the syscall number in EAX and enter into the kernel. */
+ movl $SYS_ify (vfork), %eax
+ int $0x80
+ cmpl $-4095, %eax
+ jae .Lerror /* Branch forward if it failed. */
+
+ /* Jump to the return PC. */
+ jmp *%ecx
+
+.Lerror:
+ /* Push back the return PC. */
+ pushl %ecx
+
+ /* Check if vfork syscall is known at all. */
+ cmpl $-ENOSYS, %eax
+ jne SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
+
+#endif
+
+ /* If we don't have vfork, fork is close enough. */
+
+ movl $SYS_ify (fork), %eax
+ int $0x80
+ cmpl $-4095, %eax
+ jae SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
+.Lpseudo_end:
+ ret
+
+PSEUDO_END (__vfork)
+
+weak_alias (__vfork, vfork)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/vfork.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/vfork.c
deleted file mode 100644
index de250e8ebb..0000000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/vfork.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
- The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
- published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
- License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
- The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- Library General Public License for more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
- License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not,
- write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
- Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <sysdep.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-extern pid_t __syscall_fork __P ((void));
-
-#ifdef __NR_vfork
-extern pid_t __syscall_vfork __P ((void));
-
-/* Use the system call. If it's not available, fork is close enough. */
-
-pid_t
-__vfork __P ((void))
-{
- pid_t retval = INLINE_SYSCALL (vfork, 0);
-
- if (retval == (pid_t) -1 && errno == ENOSYS)
- retval = INLINE_SYSCALL (fork, 0);
-
- return retval;
-}
-#else
-pid_t
-__vfork __P ((void))
-{
- return INLINE_SYSCALL (fork, 0);
-}
-#endif
-
-weak_alias (__vfork, vfork)