Samuel HollandandRich Felker
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synccall may be called by AS-safe functions such as setuid/setgid after fork. although fork() resets libc.threads_minus_one, causing synccall to take the single-threaded path, synccall still takes the thread list lock. This lock may be held by another thread if for example fork() races with pthread_create(). After fork(), the value of the lock is meaningless, so clear it. maintainer's note: commit8f11e6127fande4235d7067introduced this regression. the state protected by this lock is the linked list, which is entirely replaced in the child path of fork (next=prev=self), so resetting it is semantically sound.
musl libc
musl, pronounced like the word "mussel", is an MIT-licensed
implementation of the standard C library targetting the Linux syscall
API, suitable for use in a wide range of deployment environments. musl
offers efficient static and dynamic linking support, lightweight code
and low runtime overhead, strong fail-safe guarantees under correct
usage, and correctness in the sense of standards conformance and
safety. musl is built on the principle that these goals are best
achieved through simple code that is easy to understand and maintain.
The 1.1 release series for musl features coverage for all interfaces
defined in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base, along with a number of
non-standardized interfaces for compatibility with Linux, BSD, and
glibc functionality.
For basic installation instructions, see the included INSTALL file.
Information on full musl-targeted compiler toolchains, system
bootstrapping, and Linux distributions built on musl can be found on
the project website:
http://www.musl-libc.org/