rfork(2) wrapper for simple rfork-style threads. I have lost count of

the number of times I have given this to people and got asked: why isn't
it in libc?  It is impossible to do this without assembler glue to reset
the stack for the new child process.

int rfork_thread(flags, stack_addr, start_fnc, start_arg)
int flags;                 Flags to rfork system call.  See rfork(2).
void *stack_addr;          Top of stack for thread.
int (*start_fnc)(void *);  Address of thread function to call in child.
void *start_arg;           Argument to pass to the thread function in child.

This is deliberately not documented or prototyped in includes until the
corresponding alpha version is written.

2 files changed, 113 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/i386/gen/Makefile.inc b/lib/libc/i386/gen/Makefile.inc
index f2506fd..66b0759 100644
--- a/lib/libc/i386/gen/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/libc/i386/gen/Makefile.inc
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 SRCS+=	_setjmp.S alloca.S fabs.S frexp.c infinity.c isinf.c ldexp.c modf.S \
-	setjmp.S sigsetjmp.S
+	rfork_thread.S setjmp.S sigsetjmp.S
diff --git a/lib/libc/i386/gen/rfork_thread.S b/lib/libc/i386/gen/rfork_thread.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..674f86e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/i386/gen/rfork_thread.S
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*-
+ * Copyright (c) 2000 Peter Wemm <peter@FreeBSD.org>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * $FreeBSD$
+ */
+
+/*
+ * With thanks to John Dyson for the original version of this.
+ */
+
+#include <SYS.h>
+
+/*
+ *                8      12          16         20
+ * rfork_thread(flags, stack_addr, start_fnc, start_arg);
+ *
+ * flags:		Flags to rfork system call.  See rfork(2).
+ * stack_addr:		Top of stack for thread.
+ * start_fnc:		Address of thread function to call in child.
+ * start_arg:		Argument to pass to the thread function in child.
+ */
+
+ENTRY(rfork_thread)
+	pushl	%ebp
+	movl	%esp, %ebp
+	pushl	%esi
+
+	/*
+	 * Push thread info onto the new thread's stack
+	 */
+	movl	12(%ebp), %esi	# get stack addr
+
+	subl	$4, %esi
+	movl	20(%ebp), %eax	# get start argument
+	movl	%eax, (%esi)
+
+	subl	$4, %esi
+	movl	16(%ebp), %eax	# get start thread address
+	movl	%eax, (%esi)
+
+	/*
+	 * Prepare and execute the thread creation syscall
+	 */
+	pushl	12(%ebp)
+	pushl	8(%ebp)
+	pushl	%esi
+	leal	SYS_rfork, %eax
+	KERNCALL
+	jb 	2f
+
+	/*
+	 * Check to see if we are in the parent or child
+	 */
+	cmpl	$0, %edx
+	jnz	1f
+	addl	$8, %esp
+	popl	%esi
+	movl	%ebp, %esp
+	popl	%ebp
+	ret
+	.p2align 2
+
+	/*
+	 * If we are in the child (new thread), then
+	 * set-up the call to the internal subroutine.  If it
+	 * returns, then call __exit.
+	 */
+1:
+	movl	%esi,%esp
+	popl	%eax 
+	call	*%eax
+	addl	$12, %esp
+
+	/*
+	 * Exit system call
+	 */
+	pushl	%eax
+#ifdef SYS_exit
+	pushl	$SYS_exit
+#else
+	pushl	$SYS_sys_exit
+#endif
+	KERNCALL
+
+	/*
+	 * Branch here if the thread creation fails:
+	 */
+2:
+	PIC_PROLOGUE
+	jmp	PIC_PLT(HIDENAME(cerror))