v4.19.13 snapshot.
diff --git a/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c b/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c
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+++ b/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include "subcmd-util.h"
+#include "run-command.h"
+#include "exec-cmd.h"
+
+#define STRERR_BUFSIZE 128
+
+static inline void close_pair(int fd[2])
+{
+	close(fd[0]);
+	close(fd[1]);
+}
+
+static inline void dup_devnull(int to)
+{
+	int fd = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
+	dup2(fd, to);
+	close(fd);
+}
+
+int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
+{
+	int need_in, need_out, need_err;
+	int fdin[2], fdout[2], fderr[2];
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
+
+	/*
+	 * In case of errors we must keep the promise to close FDs
+	 * that have been passed in via ->in and ->out.
+	 */
+
+	need_in = !cmd->no_stdin && cmd->in < 0;
+	if (need_in) {
+		if (pipe(fdin) < 0) {
+			if (cmd->out > 0)
+				close(cmd->out);
+			return -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_PIPE;
+		}
+		cmd->in = fdin[1];
+	}
+
+	need_out = !cmd->no_stdout
+		&& !cmd->stdout_to_stderr
+		&& cmd->out < 0;
+	if (need_out) {
+		if (pipe(fdout) < 0) {
+			if (need_in)
+				close_pair(fdin);
+			else if (cmd->in)
+				close(cmd->in);
+			return -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_PIPE;
+		}
+		cmd->out = fdout[0];
+	}
+
+	need_err = !cmd->no_stderr && cmd->err < 0;
+	if (need_err) {
+		if (pipe(fderr) < 0) {
+			if (need_in)
+				close_pair(fdin);
+			else if (cmd->in)
+				close(cmd->in);
+			if (need_out)
+				close_pair(fdout);
+			else if (cmd->out)
+				close(cmd->out);
+			return -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_PIPE;
+		}
+		cmd->err = fderr[0];
+	}
+
+	fflush(NULL);
+	cmd->pid = fork();
+	if (!cmd->pid) {
+		if (cmd->no_stdin)
+			dup_devnull(0);
+		else if (need_in) {
+			dup2(fdin[0], 0);
+			close_pair(fdin);
+		} else if (cmd->in) {
+			dup2(cmd->in, 0);
+			close(cmd->in);
+		}
+
+		if (cmd->no_stderr)
+			dup_devnull(2);
+		else if (need_err) {
+			dup2(fderr[1], 2);
+			close_pair(fderr);
+		}
+
+		if (cmd->no_stdout)
+			dup_devnull(1);
+		else if (cmd->stdout_to_stderr)
+			dup2(2, 1);
+		else if (need_out) {
+			dup2(fdout[1], 1);
+			close_pair(fdout);
+		} else if (cmd->out > 1) {
+			dup2(cmd->out, 1);
+			close(cmd->out);
+		}
+
+		if (cmd->dir && chdir(cmd->dir))
+			die("exec %s: cd to %s failed (%s)", cmd->argv[0],
+			    cmd->dir, str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
+		if (cmd->env) {
+			for (; *cmd->env; cmd->env++) {
+				if (strchr(*cmd->env, '='))
+					putenv((char*)*cmd->env);
+				else
+					unsetenv(*cmd->env);
+			}
+		}
+		if (cmd->preexec_cb)
+			cmd->preexec_cb();
+		if (cmd->exec_cmd) {
+			execv_cmd(cmd->argv);
+		} else {
+			execvp(cmd->argv[0], (char *const*) cmd->argv);
+		}
+		exit(127);
+	}
+
+	if (cmd->pid < 0) {
+		int err = errno;
+		if (need_in)
+			close_pair(fdin);
+		else if (cmd->in)
+			close(cmd->in);
+		if (need_out)
+			close_pair(fdout);
+		else if (cmd->out)
+			close(cmd->out);
+		if (need_err)
+			close_pair(fderr);
+		return err == ENOENT ?
+			-ERR_RUN_COMMAND_EXEC :
+			-ERR_RUN_COMMAND_FORK;
+	}
+
+	if (need_in)
+		close(fdin[0]);
+	else if (cmd->in)
+		close(cmd->in);
+
+	if (need_out)
+		close(fdout[1]);
+	else if (cmd->out)
+		close(cmd->out);
+
+	if (need_err)
+		close(fderr[1]);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int wait_or_whine(pid_t pid)
+{
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
+
+	for (;;) {
+		int status, code;
+		pid_t waiting = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+
+		if (waiting < 0) {
+			if (errno == EINTR)
+				continue;
+			fprintf(stderr, " Error: waitpid failed (%s)",
+				str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
+			return -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID;
+		}
+		if (waiting != pid)
+			return -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_WRONG_PID;
+		if (WIFSIGNALED(status))
+			return -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_SIGNAL;
+
+		if (!WIFEXITED(status))
+			return -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_NOEXIT;
+		code = WEXITSTATUS(status);
+		switch (code) {
+		case 127:
+			return -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_EXEC;
+		case 0:
+			return 0;
+		default:
+			return -code;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+int finish_command(struct child_process *cmd)
+{
+	return wait_or_whine(cmd->pid);
+}
+
+int run_command(struct child_process *cmd)
+{
+	int code = start_command(cmd);
+	if (code)
+		return code;
+	return finish_command(cmd);
+}
+
+static void prepare_run_command_v_opt(struct child_process *cmd,
+				      const char **argv,
+				      int opt)
+{
+	memset(cmd, 0, sizeof(*cmd));
+	cmd->argv = argv;
+	cmd->no_stdin = opt & RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN ? 1 : 0;
+	cmd->exec_cmd = opt & RUN_EXEC_CMD ? 1 : 0;
+	cmd->stdout_to_stderr = opt & RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+int run_command_v_opt(const char **argv, int opt)
+{
+	struct child_process cmd;
+	prepare_run_command_v_opt(&cmd, argv, opt);
+	return run_command(&cmd);
+}