examples/ostest/vfork.c

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 * examples/ostest/vfork.c
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/****************************************************************************
 * Included Files
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#include <nuttx/config.h>

#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>

#include "ostest.h"

#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_VFORK) && defined(CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID) && \
   !defined(CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS)

/****************************************************************************
 * Pre-processor Definitions
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/****************************************************************************
 * Private Data
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static volatile bool g_vforkchild;

/****************************************************************************
 * Public Functions
 ****************************************************************************/

int vfork_test(void)
{
  pid_t pid;

  g_vforkchild = false;
  pid = vfork();
  if (pid == 0)
    {
      /* There is not very much that the child is permitted to do.  Perhaps
       * it can just set g_vforkchild.
       */

      g_vforkchild = true;
      exit(0);
    }
  else if (pid < 0)
    {
      printf("vfork_test: vfork() failed: %d\n", errno);
      return -1;
    }
  else
    {
      sleep(1);
      if (g_vforkchild)
        {
          printf("vfork_test: Child %d ran successfully\n", pid);
        }
      else
        {
          printf("vfork_test: ERROR Child %d did not run\n", pid);
          return -1;
        }
    }

  return 0;
}

#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_VFORK && CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID && !CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS */