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src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp
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// Run the specified command in a separate process. Return its exit value,
// or -1 on failure (e.g. can't fork a new process).
// Unlike system(), this function can be called from signal handler. It
// doesn't block SIGINT et al.
! int os::fork_and_exec(char* cmd) {
const char * argv[4] = {"sh", "-c", cmd, NULL};
// fork() in BsdThreads/NPTL is not async-safe. It needs to run
// pthread_atfork handlers and reset pthread library. All we need is a
// separate process to execve. Make a direct syscall to fork process.
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// Run the specified command in a separate process. Return its exit value,
// or -1 on failure (e.g. can't fork a new process).
// Unlike system(), this function can be called from signal handler. It
// doesn't block SIGINT et al.
! int os::fork_and_exec(char* cmd, bool use_vfork_if_available) {
const char * argv[4] = {"sh", "-c", cmd, NULL};
// fork() in BsdThreads/NPTL is not async-safe. It needs to run
// pthread_atfork handlers and reset pthread library. All we need is a
// separate process to execve. Make a direct syscall to fork process.
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