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To: Peter Wemm <peter@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/i386/gen rfork_thread.S Makefile.inc
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> peter       2000/07/29 00:14:05 PDT
> 
>   Modified files:
>     lib/libc/i386/gen    Makefile.inc 
>   Added files:
>     lib/libc/i386/gen    rfork_thread.S 
>   Log:
>   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.

Whoo hoo!!  Thanks Peter!


Nate

>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.11      +2 -2      src/lib/libc/i386/gen/Makefile.inc
> 
> 


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