libc/bionic/bionic_clone.c

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#define __GNU_SOURCE 1
#include <sched.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdio.h>

/* WARNING: AT THE MOMENT, THIS IS ONLY SUPPORTED ON ARM
 */

extern int  __bionic_clone(unsigned long   clone_flags,
                           void*           newsp,
                           int            *parent_tidptr,
                           void           *new_tls,
                           int            *child_tidptr,
                           int            (*fn)(void *),
                           void          *arg);

extern void _exit_thread(int  retCode);

/* this function is called from the __bionic_clone
 * assembly fragment to call the thread function
 * then exit. */
extern void
__bionic_clone_entry( int (*fn)(void *), void *arg )
{
    int  ret = (*fn)(arg);
    _exit_thread(ret);
}

int
clone(int (*fn)(void *), void *child_stack, int flags, void*  arg, ...)
{
    va_list  args;
    int     *parent_tidptr = NULL;
    void    *new_tls = NULL;
    int     *child_tidptr = NULL;
    int     ret;

    /* extract optional parameters - they are cummulative */
    va_start(args, arg);
    if (flags & (CLONE_PARENT_SETTID|CLONE_SETTLS|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID)) {
        parent_tidptr = va_arg(args, int*);
    }
    if (flags & (CLONE_SETTLS|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID)) {
        new_tls = va_arg(args, void*);
    }
    if (flags & CLONE_CHILD_SETTID) {
        child_tidptr = va_arg(args, int*);
    }
    va_end(args);

    ret = __bionic_clone(flags, child_stack, parent_tidptr, new_tls, child_tidptr, fn, arg);
    return ret;
}