4 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/sys/include/compat/unix/syscall.h b/src/sys/include/compat/unix/syscall.h
index d39f627..ab464c4 100644
--- a/src/sys/include/compat/unix/syscall.h
+++ b/src/sys/include/compat/unix/syscall.h
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ scret_t(*g_unix_sctab[])(struct syscall_args *) = {
     [SYS_exit]   = sys_exit,
     [SYS_write]  = sys_write,
     [SYS_cross]  = sys_cross,
-    [SYS_query]  = sys_query
+    [SYS_query]  = sys_query,
+    [SYS_spawn]  = sys_spawn
 };
 
 #endif  /* !_NEED_UNIX_SCTAB */
diff --git a/src/sys/include/sys/proc.h b/src/sys/include/sys/proc.h
index fe45506..ea89d4c 100644
--- a/src/sys/include/sys/proc.h
+++ b/src/sys/include/sys/proc.h
@@ -207,5 +207,10 @@ __dead void md_proc_yield(void);
  */
 __dead void md_proc_kick(struct proc *procp);
 
+/*
+ * Spawn a new process
+ */
+scret_t sys_spawn(struct syscall_args *scargs);
+
 #endif  /* !_KERNEL */
 #endif  /* !_SYS_PROC_H_ */
diff --git a/src/sys/include/sys/syscall.h b/src/sys/include/sys/syscall.h
index 215ea22..c1c06bb 100644
--- a/src/sys/include/sys/syscall.h
+++ b/src/sys/include/sys/syscall.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #define SYS_cross       0x03    /* cross a border (mandatory) */
 #define SYS_sigaction   0x04
 #define SYS_query       0x05    /* query a border (mandatory) */
+#define SYS_spawn       0x06    /* spawn a process */
 
 typedef __ssize_t scret_t;
 typedef __ssize_t scarg_t;
diff --git a/src/sys/os/os_proc.c b/src/sys/os/os_proc.c
index e32e59c..14f8ceb 100644
--- a/src/sys/os/os_proc.c
+++ b/src/sys/os/os_proc.c
@@ -212,3 +212,18 @@ proc_spawn(const char *path, struct penv_blk *envbp)
     sched_enq(&core->scq, proc);
     return proc->pid;
 }
+
+scret_t
+sys_spawn(struct syscall_args *scargs)
+{
+    const char *u_path = SCARG(scargs, const char *, 0);
+    char buf[PATH_MAX];
+    int error;
+
+    error = copyinstr(u_path, buf, sizeof(buf));
+    if (error < 0) {
+        return error;
+    }
+
+    return proc_spawn(buf, NULL);
+}