* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-sysdep.h: Use __ASSEMBLER__ instead
[glibc.git] / nptl / sysdeps / unix / sysv / linux / fork.c
blob1683de80fdf81a95e9f65e66e707440374743051
1 /* Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
3 Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 2002.
5 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8 version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
10 The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13 Lesser General Public License for more details.
15 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16 License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
17 Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
18 02111-1307 USA. */
20 #include <assert.h>
21 #include <stdlib.h>
22 #include <unistd.h>
23 #include <sys/types.h>
24 #include <sysdep.h>
25 #include <libio/libioP.h>
26 #include <tls.h>
27 #include "fork.h"
28 #include <hp-timing.h>
29 #include <ldsodefs.h>
30 #include <bits/stdio-lock.h>
31 #include <atomic.h>
34 unsigned long int *__fork_generation_pointer;
38 /* The single linked list of all currently registered for handlers. */
39 struct fork_handler *__fork_handlers;
42 static void
43 fresetlockfiles (void)
45 _IO_ITER i;
47 for (i = _IO_iter_begin(); i != _IO_iter_end(); i = _IO_iter_next(i))
48 _IO_lock_init (*((_IO_lock_t *) _IO_iter_file(i)->_lock));
52 pid_t
53 __libc_fork (void)
55 pid_t pid;
56 struct used_handler
58 struct fork_handler *handler;
59 struct used_handler *next;
60 } *allp = NULL;
62 /* Run all the registered preparation handlers. In reverse order.
63 While doing this we build up a list of all the entries. */
64 struct fork_handler *runp;
65 while ((runp = __fork_handlers) != NULL)
67 unsigned int oldval = runp->refcntr;
69 if (oldval == 0)
70 /* This means some other thread removed the list just after
71 the pointer has been loaded. Try again. Either the list
72 is empty or we can retry it. */
73 continue;
75 /* Bump the reference counter. */
76 if (atomic_compare_and_exchange_bool_acq (&__fork_handlers->refcntr,
77 oldval + 1, oldval))
78 /* The value changed, try again. */
79 continue;
81 /* We bumped the reference counter for the first entry in the
82 list. That means that none of the following entries will
83 just go away. The unloading code works in the order of the
84 list.
86 While executing the registered handlers we are building a
87 list of all the entries so that we can go backward later on. */
88 while (1)
90 /* Execute the handler if there is one. */
91 if (runp->prepare_handler != NULL)
92 runp->prepare_handler ();
94 /* Create a new element for the list. */
95 struct used_handler *newp
96 = (struct used_handler *) alloca (sizeof (*newp));
97 newp->handler = runp;
98 newp->next = allp;
99 allp = newp;
101 /* Advance to the next handler. */
102 runp = runp->next;
103 if (runp == NULL)
104 break;
106 /* Bump the reference counter for the next entry. */
107 atomic_increment (&runp->refcntr);
110 /* We are done. */
111 break;
114 _IO_list_lock ();
116 #ifndef NDEBUG
117 pid_t ppid = THREAD_GETMEM (THREAD_SELF, tid);
118 #endif
120 /* We need to prevent the getpid() code to update the PID field so
121 that, if a signal arrives in the child very early and the signal
122 handler uses getpid(), the value returned is correct. */
123 pid_t parentpid = THREAD_GETMEM (THREAD_SELF, pid);
124 THREAD_SETMEM (THREAD_SELF, pid, -parentpid);
126 #ifdef ARCH_FORK
127 pid = ARCH_FORK ();
128 #else
129 # error "ARCH_FORK must be defined so that the CLONE_SETTID flag is used"
130 pid = INLINE_SYSCALL (fork, 0);
131 #endif
134 if (pid == 0)
136 struct pthread *self = THREAD_SELF;
138 assert (THREAD_GETMEM (self, tid) != ppid);
140 if (__fork_generation_pointer != NULL)
141 *__fork_generation_pointer += 4;
143 /* Adjust the PID field for the new process. */
144 THREAD_SETMEM (self, pid, THREAD_GETMEM (self, tid));
146 #if HP_TIMING_AVAIL
147 /* The CPU clock of the thread and process have to be set to zero. */
148 hp_timing_t now;
149 HP_TIMING_NOW (now);
150 THREAD_SETMEM (self, cpuclock_offset, now);
151 GL(dl_cpuclock_offset) = now;
152 #endif
154 /* Reset the file list. These are recursive mutexes. */
155 fresetlockfiles ();
157 /* Reset locks in the I/O code. */
158 _IO_list_resetlock ();
160 /* Reset the lock the dynamic loader uses to protect its data. */
161 __rtld_lock_initialize (GL(dl_load_lock));
163 /* Run the handlers registered for the child. */
164 while (allp != NULL)
166 if (allp->handler->child_handler != NULL)
167 allp->handler->child_handler ();
169 /* Note that we do not have to wake any possible waiter.
170 This is the only thread in the new process. The count
171 may have been bumped up by other threads doing a fork.
172 We reset it to 1, to avoid waiting for non-existing
173 thread(s) to release the count. */
174 allp->handler->refcntr = 1;
176 /* XXX We could at this point look through the object pool
177 and mark all objects not on the __fork_handlers list as
178 unused. This is necessary in case the fork() happened
179 while another thread called dlclose() and that call had
180 to create a new list. */
182 allp = allp->next;
185 /* Initialize the fork lock. */
186 __fork_lock = LLL_LOCK_INITIALIZER;
188 else
190 assert (THREAD_GETMEM (THREAD_SELF, tid) == ppid);
192 /* Restore the PID value. */
193 THREAD_SETMEM (THREAD_SELF, pid, parentpid);
195 /* We execute this even if the 'fork' call failed. */
196 _IO_list_unlock ();
198 /* Run the handlers registered for the parent. */
199 while (allp != NULL)
201 if (allp->handler->parent_handler != NULL)
202 allp->handler->parent_handler ();
204 if (atomic_decrement_and_test (&allp->handler->refcntr)
205 && allp->handler->need_signal)
206 lll_futex_wake (allp->handler->refcntr, 1, LLL_PRIVATE);
208 allp = allp->next;
212 return pid;
214 weak_alias (__libc_fork, __fork)
215 libc_hidden_def (__fork)
216 weak_alias (__libc_fork, fork)