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diff --git a/nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/pt-vfork.S b/nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/pt-vfork.S
index 6994c0d7fa..24f5a1d292 100644
--- a/nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/pt-vfork.S
+++ b/nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/pt-vfork.S
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1999, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1999, 2002, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
Contributed by Andreas Schwab <schwab@gnu.org>.
@@ -21,6 +21,21 @@
#define _ERRNO_H 1
#include <bits/errno.h>
#include <kernel-features.h>
+#include <tcb-offsets.h>
+
+/* Save the PID value. */
+#define SAVE_PID \
+ movl %gs:PID, %edx; \
+ movl %edx, %eax; \
+ negl %eax; \
+ movl %eax, %gs:PID
+
+/* Restore the old PID value in the parent. */
+#define RESTORE_PID \
+ testl %eax, %eax; \
+ je 1f; \
+ movl %edx, %gs:PID; \
+1:
/* Clone the calling process, but without copying the whole address space.
The calling process is suspended until the new process exits or is
@@ -31,10 +46,14 @@ ENTRY (__vfork)
/* Pop the return PC value into ECX. */
popl %ecx
+ SAVE_PID
+
/* Stuff the syscall number in EAX and enter into the kernel. */
movl $SYS_ify (vfork), %eax
int $0x80
+ RESTORE_PID
+
/* Jump to the return PC. Don't jump directly since this
disturbs the branch target cache. Instead push the return
address back on the stack. */