3 files changed, 35 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c b/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c
index eb896d30545b..555d617c1f50 100644
--- a/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c
+++ b/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static int option__cmp(const void *va, const void *vb)
 static struct option *options__order(const struct option *opts)
 {
 	int nr_opts = 0, nr_group = 0, nr_parent = 0, len;
-	const struct option *o, *p = opts;
+	const struct option *o = NULL, *p = opts;
 	struct option *opt, *ordered = NULL, *group;
 
 	/* flatten the options that have parents */
diff --git a/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c b/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c
index 4e3a557a2f37..0a764c25c384 100644
--- a/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c
+++ b/tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
@@ -217,8 +218,40 @@ static int wait_or_whine(struct child_process *cmd, bool block)
 
 int check_if_command_finished(struct child_process *cmd)
 {
+#ifdef __linux__
+	char filename[FILENAME_MAX + 12];
+	char status_line[256];
+	FILE *status_file;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check by reading /proc/<pid>/status as calling waitpid causes
+	 * stdout/stderr to be closed and data lost.
+	 */
+	sprintf(filename, "/proc/%d/status", cmd->pid);
+	status_file = fopen(filename, "r");
+	if (status_file == NULL) {
+		/* Open failed assume finish_command was called. */
+		return true;
+	}
+	while (fgets(status_line, sizeof(status_line), status_file) != NULL) {
+		char *p;
+
+		if (strncmp(status_line, "State:", 6))
+			continue;
+
+		fclose(status_file);
+		p = status_line + 6;
+		while (isspace(*p))
+			p++;
+		return *p == 'Z' ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+	/* Read failed assume finish_command was called. */
+	fclose(status_file);
+	return 1;
+#else
 	wait_or_whine(cmd, /*block=*/false);
 	return cmd->finished;
+#endif
 }
 
 int finish_command(struct child_process *cmd)
diff --git a/tools/lib/subcmd/subcmd-util.h b/tools/lib/subcmd/subcmd-util.h
index dfac76e35ac7..c742b08815dc 100644
--- a/tools/lib/subcmd/subcmd-util.h
+++ b/tools/lib/subcmd/subcmd-util.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ static __noreturn inline void die(const char *err, ...)
 
 	va_start(params, err);
 	report(" Fatal: ", err, params);
-	exit(128);
 	va_end(params);
+	exit(128);
 }
 
 #define zfree(ptr) ({ free(*ptr); *ptr = NULL; })