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+/* Copyright (C) 2001 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 Lesser General Public
+ License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ version 2.1 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
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
+ Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+ 02111-1307 USA. */
+
+/* clone() is even more special than fork() as it mucks with stacks
+ and invokes a function in the right context after its all over. */
+
+#include <sysdep.h>
+#define _ERRNO_H 1
+#include <bits/errno.h>
+#include <asm-syntax.h>
+#include <bp-sym.h>
+#include <bp-asm.h>
+
+/* The userland implementation is:
+ int clone (int (*fn)(void *arg), void *child_stack, int flags, void *arg),
+ the kernel entry is:
+ int clone (long flags, void *child_stack).
+
+ The parameters are passed in register from userland:
+ rdi: fn
+ rsi: child_stack
+ rdx: flags
+ rcx: arg
+
+ The kernel expects:
+ rax: system call number
+ rdi: flags
+ rsi: child_stack */
+
+
+ .text
+ENTRY (BP_SYM (__clone))
+ /* Sanity check arguments. */
+ movq $-EINVAL,%rax
+ testq %rdi,%rdi /* no NULL function pointers */
+ jz SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
+ testq %rsi,%rsi /* no NULL stack pointers */
+ jz SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
+
+ /* Insert the argument onto the new stack. */
+ subq $16,%rsi
+ movq %rcx,8(%rsi)
+
+ /* Save the function pointer. It will be popped off in the
+ child in the ebx frobbing below. */
+ movq %rdi,0(%rsi)
+
+ /* Do the system call. */
+ movq %rdx, %rdi
+ movq $SYS_ify(clone),%rax
+ syscall
+
+ testq %rax,%rax
+ jl SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
+ jz thread_start
+
+L(pseudo_end):
+ ret
+
+thread_start:
+ /* Set up arguments for the function call. */
+ popq %rax /* Function to call. */
+ popq %rdi /* Argument. */
+ call *%rax
+ /* Call exit with return value from function call. */
+ movq %rax, %rdi
+ call JUMPTARGET (_exit)
+
+PSEUDO_END (BP_SYM (__clone))
+
+weak_alias (BP_SYM (__clone), BP_SYM (clone))