1/* Copyright (C) 1999-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
3
4 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7 version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
8
9 The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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12 Lesser General Public License for more details.
13
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
15 License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
16 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
17
18#include <sysdep.h>
19#define _ERRNO_H 1
20#include <bits/errno.h>
21#include <tcb-offsets.h>
22
23
24/* Clone the calling process, but without copying the whole address space.
25 The calling process is suspended until the new process exits or is
26 replaced by a call to `execve'. Return -1 for errors, 0 to the new process,
27 and the process ID of the new process to the old process. */
28
29ENTRY (__vfork)
30
31 /* Pop the return PC value into ECX. */
32 popl %ecx
33 cfi_adjust_cfa_offset (-4)
34 cfi_register (%eip, %ecx)
35
36 /* Stuff the syscall number in EAX and enter into the kernel. */
37 movl $SYS_ify (vfork), %eax
38 int $0x80
39
40 /* Jump to the return PC. Don't jump directly since this
41 disturbs the branch target cache. Instead push the return
42 address back on the stack. */
43 pushl %ecx
44 cfi_adjust_cfa_offset (4)
45
46 cmpl $-4095, %eax
47 /* Branch forward if it failed. */
48 jae SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
49
50 ret
51
52PSEUDO_END (__vfork)
53libc_hidden_def (__vfork)
54
55weak_alias (__vfork, vfork)
56strong_alias (__vfork, __libc_vfork)
57

source code of glibc/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/vfork.S