2011-04-08 18:51:18 [fork] "function is not implemented on no-mmu systems"

Gilles Ganault (FRANCE)

Message: 99706

Hello

I was trying to compile the opkg application and got those warning:

...

LINK opkg-cl

../libopkg/.libs/libopkg.so: warning: fork: this function is not implemented on no-mmu systems

Making all in tests

CC libopkg_test.o

LINK libopkg_test

../libopkg/.libs/libopkg.a(libbb_la-gz_open.o): In function `gz_open':

/tmp/opkg-576/libbb/gz_open.c:47: warning: fork: this function is not implemented on no-mmu systems

Does it mean that opkg won't run on a Blackfin without making changes to its source code, or did I (not) use the right parameters in "configure"?

Thank you.

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2011-04-08 21:32:01 Re: [fork] "function is not implemented on no-mmu systems"

Mike Frysinger (UNITED STATES)

Message: 99707

it means when you try to use fork(), it's going to fail

how important the fork() usage depends on source code analysis. the wiki covers the most common cases.

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2011-04-09 04:08:08 Re: [fork] "function is not implemented on no-mmu systems"

Gilles Ganault (FRANCE)

Message: 99710

Thank you. I'll try to ask developers of that application about this issue.

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2011-04-12 18:48:57 Re: [fork] "function is not implemented on no-mmu systems"

Gilles Ganault (FRANCE)

Message: 99801

BTW, is the only to check for the consequences of using fork() to read the source code, or is there a way to run the application and watch for some negative behavior, eg. memory corruption, etc.?

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2011-04-12 19:03:55 Re: [fork] "function is not implemented on no-mmu systems"

Mike Frysinger (UNITED STATES)

Message: 99803

if you were using 2010R1+, the code wouldnt even link, so you'd notice right away

any code that doesnt check the return of fork() is already broken by design ... who knows how the problem would manifest itself

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2011-04-12 19:31:32 Re: [fork] "function is not implemented on no-mmu systems"

Gilles Ganault (FRANCE)

Message: 99804

Thought so :-/ Thank you.

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2011-04-13 05:29:30 Re: [fork] "function is not implemented on no-mmu systems"

Gilles Ganault (FRANCE)

Message: 99816

As a test, using the 2010R1RC5 toolchain + uClinux-dist source code, I tried to compile a plain fork and then the opkg application which contains gz_open.c that supports fork/vfork.

Both cases end with the following link error: "undefined reference to `_fork'". I guess the linker stops dead whenever if finds a reference to fork().

Is there a way to compile/link applications that handle both fork and vfork such as this type of code, and thus, should run OK on the Blackfin?

===============

if (gz_use_vfork) {

*pid = vfork();

} else {

*pid = fork();

}

...

===============

Thank you.

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2011-04-13 14:58:39 Re: [fork] "function is not implemented on no-mmu systems"