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-rw-r--r--include/apos/syscalls.h3
-rw-r--r--include/apos/uapi.h15
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/apos/syscalls.h b/include/apos/syscalls.h
index 5a3f2eb..a5b7e18 100644
--- a/include/apos/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/apos/syscalls.h
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ enum {
/** Execute new binary in process space. */
SYS_EXEC,
+ /** Execute new binary in new process space. */
+ SYS_SPAWN,
+
/** Kill thread. */
SYS_KILL,
diff --git a/include/apos/uapi.h b/include/apos/uapi.h
index cca728b..02e8816 100644
--- a/include/apos/uapi.h
+++ b/include/apos/uapi.h
@@ -535,6 +535,21 @@ SYSCALL_DECLARE0(fork);
SYSCALL_DECLARE2(exec, bin, interp);
/**
+ * Spawn binary syscall. Try to prefer over unixy fork/exec.
+ *
+ * Executes a new binary in new process space.
+ *
+ * @param bin Address of binary.
+ * @param interp Optional address of interpreter.
+ * @param c Unused.
+ * @param d Unused.
+ * @param e Unused.
+ * @return \ref OK and 0.
+ * \todo Check other return codes.
+ */
+SYSCALL_DECLARE2(spawn, bin, interp);
+
+/**
* Kill syscall.
*
* @param tid Thread ID to kill. 0 if self.