1 /* fork.c - fork and exec a process, connecting stdin/out w/pipes */
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12 #include <ac/string.h>
13 #include <ac/socket.h>
14 #include <ac/unistd.h>
29 if ( pipe( p2c ) != 0 || pipe( c2p ) != 0 ) {
30 Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "pipe failed\n", 0, 0, 0 );
35 * what we're trying to set up looks like this:
36 * parent *wfp -> p2c[1] | p2c[0] -> stdin child
37 * parent *rfp <- c2p[0] | c2p[1] <- stdout child
41 switch ( (pid = fork1()) )
43 switch ( (pid = fork()) )
48 * child could deadlock here due to resources locked
51 * If so, configure --without-threads or implement forking
52 * via a surrogate parent.
56 if ( dup2( p2c[0], 0 ) == -1 || dup2( c2p[1], 1 ) == -1 ) {
57 Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "dup2 failed\n", 0, 0, 0 );
61 execv( args[0], args );
63 Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "execv failed\n", 0, 0, 0 );
66 case -1: /* trouble */
67 Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "fork failed\n", 0, 0, 0 );
76 if ( (*rfp = fdopen( c2p[0], "r" )) == NULL || (*wfp = fdopen( p2c[1],
78 Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "fdopen failed\n", 0, 0, 0 );