[netperf-dev] netperf2 commit notice r163 - in trunk: . src

[raj at netperf.org]

Author: raj
Date: 2007-12-07 16:01:02 -0800 (Fri, 07 Dec 2007)
New Revision: 163

Modified:
   trunk/AUTHORS
   trunk/Release_Notes
   trunk/src/netserver.c
Log:
use vfork rather than fork when necessary

Modified: trunk/AUTHORS
===================================================================
--- trunk/AUTHORS	2007-12-05 18:02:15 UTC (rev 162)
+++ trunk/AUTHORS	2007-12-08 00:01:02 UTC (rev 163)
@@ -212,4 +212,7 @@
 Fixes to replace struct sockaddr_in with struct sockaddr_storage
 
 Anonymous
-Support for sendfile() on OSX
\ No newline at end of file
+Support for sendfile() on OSX
+
+Matt Waddel
+Fix to use vfork() instead of fork() on platforms without fork()
\ No newline at end of file

Modified: trunk/Release_Notes
===================================================================
--- trunk/Release_Notes	2007-12-05 18:02:15 UTC (rev 162)
+++ trunk/Release_Notes	2007-12-08 00:01:02 UTC (rev 163)
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 Things changed in this release:
 
+*) Use vfork() on those platforms without fork(), courtesy of Matt
+   Waddel
+
 *) Track the bouncing interfaces that are linux processor affinity
 
 *) Fixes for Solaris sendfilev usage.

Modified: trunk/src/netserver.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/netserver.c	2007-12-05 18:02:15 UTC (rev 162)
+++ trunk/src/netserver.c	2007-12-08 00:01:02 UTC (rev 163)
@@ -567,7 +567,11 @@
   fflush (stdin);
   fflush (stdout);
   fflush (stderr);
+#if defined(HAVE_FORK)
   switch (fork())
+#else
+  switch (vfork())
+#endif
     {
     case -1:  	
       perror("netperf server error");
@@ -711,8 +715,11 @@
 		}
 #else
       signal(SIGCLD, SIG_IGN);
-	  
+#if defined(HAVE_FORK)
 	  switch (fork())
+#else
+	  switch (vfork())
+#endif
 	    {
 	    case -1:
 	      /* something went wrong */