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authorMike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>2005-02-15 01:38:50 +0000
committerMike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>2005-02-15 01:38:50 +0000
commit119d5dfbe0adfb6f11c830fb2434dd01ac628cf1 (patch)
tree9c3de0fb24dbe9a9c1295d12272d1e5af39ea062 /libc/sysdeps/linux/x86_64/vfork.S
parentfc59b6ec5140386c0072cae932d2812015016a5b (diff)
some more x86_64 source
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+/* Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2004 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. */
+
+#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. */
+
+.globl __vfork;
+.type __vfork,@function;
+.align 16;
+__vfork:
+
+ /* Pop the return PC value into RDI. We need a register that
+ is preserved by the syscall and that we're allowed to destroy. */
+ popq %rdi
+
+ /* Stuff the syscall number in RAX and enter into the kernel. */
+ movl $__NR_vfork, %eax
+ syscall
+
+ /* Push back the return PC. */
+ pushq %rdi
+
+ cmpl $-4095, %eax
+ jae __syscall_error /* Branch forward if it failed. */
+
+ /* Normal return. */
+ ret
+
+__syscall_error:
+ /* TODO: implement this ! :D */
+
+.size __vfork,.Lsize-__vfork
+.weak vfork ; vfork = __vfork