*: introduce and use xvfork()
function old new delta
time_main 1052 1285 +233
crontab_main 623 856 +233
ifupdown_main 2202 2403 +201
xvfork - 20 +20
passwd_main 1049 1053 +4
grave 1068 1066 -2
script_main 935 921 -14
vfork_or_die 20 - -20
vfork_compressor 206 175 -31
open_as_user 109 - -109
popen2 218 - -218
edit_file 910 690 -220
run_command 268 - -268
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(add/remove: 1/4 grow/shrink: 4/4 up/down: 691/-882) Total: -191 bytes
diff --git a/miscutils/time.c b/miscutils/time.c
index a6d158c..104548c 100644
--- a/miscutils/time.c
+++ b/miscutils/time.c
@@ -372,9 +372,7 @@
void (*quit_signal)(int);
resp->elapsed_ms = monotonic_us() / 1000;
- pid = vfork(); /* Run CMD as child process. */
- if (pid < 0)
- bb_error_msg_and_die("cannot fork");
+ pid = xvfork(); /* Run CMD as child process. */
if (pid == 0) { /* If child. */
/* Don't cast execvp arguments; that causes errors on some systems,
versus merely warnings if the cast is left off. */