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+/* Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+ The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
+ Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+ 02111-1307 USA. */
+
+#include <sysdep.h>
+
+/* Since vfork shares the address space between the parent and child,
+ we must take care to avoid the child unwinding the stack frame and
+ clobbering it for the parent. */
+
+.text
+ENTRY (__vfork)
+ popl scratch /* Save the return PC in a register. */
+ DO_CALL (vfork, 0) /* Do the system call. */
+ pushl scratch /* Put the return PC back on the stack. */
+ jb syscall_error /* Branch if error. */
+ /* R1 is now 0 for the parent and 1 for the child. Decrement it to
+ make it -1 (all bits set) for the parent, and 0 (no bits set)
+ for the child. Then AND it with R0, so the parent gets
+ R0&-1==R0, and the child gets R0&0==0. */
+ decl r1
+ andl r1, r0
+ ret
+libc_hidden_def (__vfork)
+
+weak_alias (__vfork, vfork)