libc/bionic/fork.cpp

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#include <unistd.h>
#include "pthread_internal.h"

#include "private/bionic_pthread.h"

extern "C" int __clone(int, void*, int*, void*, int*);

int fork() {
  // POSIX mandates that the timers of a fork child process be
  // disarmed, but not destroyed. To avoid a race condition, we're
  // going to stop all timers now, and only re-start them in case
  // of error, or in the parent process
  __timer_table_start_stop(1);
  __bionic_atfork_run_prepare();

  int result = __clone(SIGCHLD, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
  if (result != 0) {  // Not a child process.
    __timer_table_start_stop(0);
    __bionic_atfork_run_parent();
  } else {
    // Fix the tid in the pthread_internal_t struct after a fork.
    __pthread_settid(pthread_self(), gettid());
    __bionic_atfork_run_child();
  }
  return result;
}