1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/xfuncs.c b/libbb/xfuncs.c
index 206edb4a0..3f9a84ad4 100644
--- a/libbb/xfuncs.c
+++ b/libbb/xfuncs.c
@@ -315,3 +315,15 @@ int FAST_FUNC wait4pid(pid_t pid)
                 return WTERMSIG(status) + 0x180;
         return 0;
 }
+
+// Useful when we do know that pid is valid, and we just want to wait
+// for it to exit. Not existing pid is fatal. waitpid() status is not returned.
+int FAST_FUNC wait_for_exitstatus(pid_t pid)
+{
+        int exit_status, n;
+
+        n = safe_waitpid(pid, &exit_status, 0);
+        if (n < 0)
+                bb_perror_msg_and_die("waitpid");
+        return exit_status;
+}