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+/* Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 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, see
+ <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+#include <sysdep-cancel.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 SHARED
+ cmpq $0, __libc_pthread_functions(%rip)
+#else
+ .weak pthread_create
+ movq $pthread_create, %rax
+ testq %rax, %rax
+#endif
+ jne HIDDEN_JUMPTARGET (fork)
+
+ /* 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
+ cfi_adjust_cfa_offset(-8)
+
+ /* Stuff the syscall number in RAX and enter into the kernel. */
+ movl $SYS_ify (vfork), %eax
+ syscall
+
+ /* Push back the return PC. */
+ pushq %rdi
+ cfi_adjust_cfa_offset(8)
+
+ cmpl $-4095, %eax
+ jae SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL /* Branch forward if it failed. */
+
+ /* Normal return. */
+.Lpseudo_end:
+ ret
+
+PSEUDO_END (__vfork)
+libc_hidden_def (__vfork)
+
+weak_alias (__vfork, vfork)