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+/* Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
+   Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+   02111-1307 USA.  */
+
+/* clone() is even more special than fork() as it mucks with stacks
+   and invokes a function in the right context after its all over.  */
+
+#include <sysdep.h>
+#define _ERRNO_H	1
+#include <bits/errno.h>
+#include <asm-syntax.h>
+#include <bp-sym.h>
+#include <bp-asm.h>
+
+/* The userland implementation is:
+   int clone (int (*fn)(void *arg), void *child_stack, int flags, void *arg),
+   the kernel entry is:
+   int clone (long flags, void *child_stack).
+
+   The parameters are passed in register from userland:
+   rdi: fn
+   rsi: child_stack
+   rdx:	flags
+   rcx: arg
+
+   The kernel expects:
+   rax: system call number
+   rdi: flags
+   rsi: child_stack  */
+
+
+        .text
+ENTRY (BP_SYM (__clone))
+	/* Sanity check arguments.  */
+	movq	$-EINVAL,%rax
+	testq	%rdi,%rdi		/* no NULL function pointers */
+	jz	SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
+	testq	%rsi,%rsi		/* no NULL stack pointers */
+	jz	SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
+
+	/* Insert the argument onto the new stack.  */
+	subq	$16,%rsi
+	movq	%rcx,8(%rsi)
+
+	/* Save the function pointer.  It will be popped off in the
+	child in the ebx frobbing below.  */
+	movq	%rdi,0(%rsi)
+
+	/* Do the system call.  */
+	movq	%rdx, %rdi
+	movq	$SYS_ify(clone),%rax
+	syscall
+
+	testq	%rax,%rax
+	jl	SYSCALL_ERROR_LABEL
+	jz	thread_start
+
+L(pseudo_end):
+	ret
+
+thread_start:
+	/* Set up arguments for the function call.  */
+	popq	%rax		/* Function to call.  */
+	popq	%rdi		/* Argument.  */
+	call	*%rax
+	/* Call exit with return value from function call. */
+	movq	%rax, %rdi
+	call	JUMPTARGET (_exit)
+
+PSEUDO_END (BP_SYM (__clone))
+
+weak_alias (BP_SYM (__clone), BP_SYM (clone))