From 599f97360389911c293e0ca4c5eb49e007377fba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rich Felker Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:02:37 -0400 Subject: fix usage of locks with vfork __release_ptc() is only valid in the parent; if it's performed in the child, the lock will be unlocked early then double-unlocked later, corrupting the lock state. --- src/process/system.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'src/process/system.c') diff --git a/src/process/system.c b/src/process/system.c index c8f26008..ebe207f5 100644 --- a/src/process/system.c +++ b/src/process/system.c @@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ int system(const char *cmd) __acquire_ptc(); pid = __vfork(); - __release_ptc(); + + if (pid) __release_ptc(); if (pid > 0) { sigset_t new = old; -- cgit v1.2.1