Externalize malloc's spinlock so that a thread library can take

it around an application's fork() call.  Our new thread libraries
(libthr, libpthread) can now have threads running while another
thread calls fork().  In this case, it is possible for malloc
to be left in an inconsistent state in the child.  Our thread
libraries, libpthread in particular, need to use malloc internally
after a fork (in the child).

Reviewed by:	davidxu

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/include/libc_private.h b/lib/libc/include/libc_private.h
index f369cc7..d4265e9 100644
--- a/lib/libc/include/libc_private.h
+++ b/lib/libc/include/libc_private.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #ifndef _LIBC_PRIVATE_H_
 #define _LIBC_PRIVATE_H_
 
+#include <spinlock.h>
+
 /*
  * This global flag is non-zero when a process has created one
  * or more threads. It is used to avoid calling locking functions
@@ -120,4 +122,10 @@ int _yp_check(char **);
  */
 extern const char *__progname;
 
+/*
+ * This is the lock to make malloc() thread-safe.  It is externalized
+ * so that thread libraries can protect malloc across fork().
+ */
+extern spinlock_t *__malloc_lock;
+
 #endif /* _LIBC_PRIVATE_H_ */