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-rw-r--r--networking/httpd.c13
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/networking/httpd.c b/networking/httpd.c
index ee408eb14..72b03de79 100644
--- a/networking/httpd.c
+++ b/networking/httpd.c
@@ -977,7 +977,20 @@ static int sendCgi(const char *url,
977 if (pipe(toCgi) != 0) 977 if (pipe(toCgi) != 0)
978 return 0; 978 return 0;
979 979
980/*
981 * Note: We can use vfork() here in the no-mmu case, although
982 * the child modifies the parent's variables, due to:
983 * 1) The parent does not use the child-modified variables.
984 * 2) The allocated memory (in the child) is freed when the process
985 * exits. This happens instantly after the child finishes,
986 * since httpd is run from inetd (and it can't run standalone
987 * in uClinux).
988 */
989#ifdef BB_NOMMU
990 pid = vfork();
991#else
980 pid = fork(); 992 pid = fork();
993#endif
981 if (pid < 0) 994 if (pid < 0)
982 return 0; 995 return 0;
983 996