Re: 7.0_RC1 slow boot

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 12:09:02PM +0000, Eric Haszlakiewicz wrote:
> That diff appears to replace a simple "-n" test with a function that
> does an eval, a kill and a expr, the last with an embedded command
> substitution to run ps, so it'll definitely cause more forks.  It's
> aimed at determining whether some pid is alive, but it seems like an
> awful lot of work to be doing just for that. 

Yes, but first thing the function does is basically the same -n test and quick
return - at least that seems to be the intention.

Martin