disastrOS_fork.c

#include <assert.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "disastrOS.h"
#include "disastrOS_syscalls.h"

void internal_fork() {
  static PCB* new_pcb;
  new_pcb=PCB_alloc();
  if (!new_pcb) {
    running->syscall_retvalue=DSOS_ESPAWN;
    return;
  } 

  new_pcb->status=Ready;

  // sets the parent of the newly created process to the running process
  new_pcb->parent=running;
  
  // adds a pointer to the new process to the children list of running
  PCBPtr* new_pcb_ptr=PCBPtr_alloc(new_pcb);
  assert(new_pcb_ptr);
  List_insert(&running->children, running->children.last, (ListItem*) new_pcb_ptr);

  //adds the new process to the ready queue
  List_insert(&ready_list, ready_list.last, (ListItem*) new_pcb);

  //sets the retvalue for the caller to the new pid
  running->syscall_retvalue=new_pcb->pid;
}