source: trunk/minix/kernel/system/do_fork.c@ 15

Last change on this file since 15 was 9, checked in by Mattia Monga, 14 years ago

Minix 3.1.2a

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1/* The kernel call implemented in this file:
2 * m_type: SYS_FORK
3 *
4 * The parameters for this kernel call are:
5 * m1_i1: PR_SLOT (child's process table slot)
6 * m1_i2: PR_ENDPT (parent, process that forked)
7 */
8
9#include "../system.h"
10#include <signal.h>
11#if (CHIP == INTEL)
12#include "../protect.h"
13#endif
14
15#include <minix/endpoint.h>
16
17#if USE_FORK
18
19/*===========================================================================*
20 * do_fork *
21 *===========================================================================*/
22PUBLIC int do_fork(m_ptr)
23register message *m_ptr; /* pointer to request message */
24{
25/* Handle sys_fork(). PR_ENDPT has forked. The child is PR_SLOT. */
26#if (CHIP == INTEL)
27 reg_t old_ldt_sel;
28#endif
29 register struct proc *rpc; /* child process pointer */
30 struct proc *rpp; /* parent process pointer */
31 int i, gen;
32 int p_proc;
33
34 if(!isokendpt(m_ptr->PR_ENDPT, &p_proc))
35 return EINVAL;
36 rpp = proc_addr(p_proc);
37 rpc = proc_addr(m_ptr->PR_SLOT);
38 if (isemptyp(rpp) || ! isemptyp(rpc)) return(EINVAL);
39
40 /* Copy parent 'proc' struct to child. And reinitialize some fields. */
41 gen = _ENDPOINT_G(rpc->p_endpoint);
42#if (CHIP == INTEL)
43 old_ldt_sel = rpc->p_ldt_sel; /* backup local descriptors */
44 *rpc = *rpp; /* copy 'proc' struct */
45 rpc->p_ldt_sel = old_ldt_sel; /* restore descriptors */
46#else
47 *rpc = *rpp; /* copy 'proc' struct */
48#endif
49 if(++gen >= _ENDPOINT_MAX_GENERATION) /* increase generation */
50 gen = 1; /* generation number wraparound */
51 rpc->p_nr = m_ptr->PR_SLOT; /* this was obliterated by copy */
52 rpc->p_endpoint = _ENDPOINT(gen, rpc->p_nr); /* new endpoint of slot */
53
54 /* Only one in group should have SIGNALED, child doesn't inherit tracing. */
55 rpc->p_rts_flags |= NO_MAP; /* inhibit process from running */
56 rpc->p_rts_flags &= ~(SIGNALED | SIG_PENDING | P_STOP);
57 sigemptyset(&rpc->p_pending);
58
59 rpc->p_reg.retreg = 0; /* child sees pid = 0 to know it is child */
60 rpc->p_user_time = 0; /* set all the accounting times to 0 */
61 rpc->p_sys_time = 0;
62
63 /* Parent and child have to share the quantum that the forked process had,
64 * so that queued processes do not have to wait longer because of the fork.
65 * If the time left is odd, the child gets an extra tick.
66 */
67 rpc->p_ticks_left = (rpc->p_ticks_left + 1) / 2;
68 rpp->p_ticks_left = rpp->p_ticks_left / 2;
69
70 /* If the parent is a privileged process, take away the privileges from the
71 * child process and inhibit it from running by setting the NO_PRIV flag.
72 * The caller should explicitely set the new privileges before executing.
73 */
74 if (priv(rpp)->s_flags & SYS_PROC) {
75 rpc->p_priv = priv_addr(USER_PRIV_ID);
76 rpc->p_rts_flags |= NO_PRIV;
77 }
78
79 /* Calculate endpoint identifier, so caller knows what it is. */
80 m_ptr->PR_ENDPT = rpc->p_endpoint;
81
82 return(OK);
83}
84
85#endif /* USE_FORK */
86
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