-# This currently fails with CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_NOFORK=y
+# true is a regular builtin, varibale should not leak out of it
+# this currently fails with CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_NOFORK=y
VAR=''
-VAR=qwe true
+VAR=val1 true
echo "should be empty: '$VAR'"
-# This fails (always)
+# ash follows the "special builtin leaks variables" rule here:
+# exec is a special builtin. (bash does not do it)
VAR=''
-VAR=qwe exec 2>&1
-echo "should be empty: '$VAR'"
+VAR=val2 exec 2>&1
+echo "should be not empty: '$VAR'"
+
+# ash follows the "function call is a special builtin" rule here
+# (bash does not do it)
+f() { true; }
+VAR=''
+VAR=val3 f
+echo "should be not empty: '$VAR'"