fix MC on FreeBSD

[simgrid.git] / src / xbt / mmalloc / mm_module.c

diff --git a/src/xbt/mmalloc/mm_module.c b/src/xbt/mmalloc/mm_module.c
index a2bfb2b..9f96095 100644 (file)
--- a/src/xbt/mmalloc/mm_module.c
+++ b/src/xbt/mmalloc/mm_module.c
@@ -324,12 +324,10 @@ void *mmalloc_preinit(void)
     unsigned long mask = ~((unsigned long)xbt_pagesize - 1);
     void *addr = (void*)(((unsigned long)sbrk(0) + HEAP_OFFSET) & mask);
     __mmalloc_default_mdp = xbt_mheap_new_options(-1, addr, XBT_MHEAP_OPTION_MEMSET);
-    /* Fixme? only the default mdp in protected against forks */
-    // This is mandated to protect the mmalloced areas through forks. Think of tesh.
-    // Nah, removing the mutex isn't a good idea either for tesh
-    int res = xbt_os_thread_atfork(mmalloc_fork_prepare, mmalloc_fork_parent, mmalloc_fork_child);
-    if (res != 0)
-      THROWF(system_error,0,"xbt_os_thread_atfork() failed: return value %d",res);
+
+    // atfork mandated at least on FreeBSD, or simgrid-mc will fail to fork the verified app
+    int res = pthread_atfork(mmalloc_fork_prepare, mmalloc_fork_parent, mmalloc_fork_child);
+    xbt_assert(res == 0, "pthread_atfork() failed: return value %d", res);
   }
   xbt_assert(__mmalloc_default_mdp != NULL);