[uClibc] [PATCH] make uClibc vfork() on PPC use kernel vfork()instead of fork()
Joakim Tjernlund
joakim.tjernlund at lumentis.se
Wed Aug 17 14:46:10 UTC 2005
>
> This patch fixes the the current vfork() impl. for
> PPC to actually use the kernel vfork system call instead of fork()
>
> Extra bonus: Remove unused system call file, syscall.S, in Makefile.
Oops, syscall.S isn't unused after all.
>
> Since the release of .28 is very close I wan't Eriks blessing before
> checking this in. A little extra testing would be good as well.
>
> Jocke
Here is a fixed patch:
Index: vfork.S
===================================================================
--- vfork.S (revision 0)
+++ vfork.S (revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+
+#ifndef __NR_vfork
+
+/* No vfork so use fork instead */
+.weak vfork ; vfork = __libc_fork
+
+#else
+
+.text
+.global __vfork
+.type __vfork, at function
+.type __syscall_error, at function
+
+__vfork:
+ li 0, __NR_vfork
+ sc
+ bnslr+
+ b __syscall_error
+.size __vfork,.-__vfork
+
+.weak vfork ; vfork = __vfork
+#endif
Index: Makefile
===================================================================
--- Makefile (revision 11171)
+++ Makefile (working copy)
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
CTOR_TARGETS=$(TOPDIR)lib/crti.o $(TOPDIR)lib/crtn.o
SSRC=__longjmp.S setjmp.S bsd-setjmp.S bsd-_setjmp.S brk.S \
- clone.S __uClibc_syscall.S syscall.S
+ clone.S __uClibc_syscall.S syscall.S vfork.S
SOBJS=$(patsubst %.S,%.o, $(SSRC))
-CSRC=mmap.c vfork.c __syscall_error.c pread_write.c ioctl.c
+CSRC=mmap.c __syscall_error.c pread_write.c ioctl.c
COBJS=$(patsubst %.c,%.o, $(CSRC))
OBJS=$(SOBJS) $(COBJS)
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