Subject: Re: Real vfork() (was: third results)
To: None <jiho@postal.c-zone.net>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: tech-kern
Date: 04/04/1998 20:15:54
On Sat, 04 Apr 1998 19:59:48 -0000 (GMT)
jiho@postal.c-zone.net wrote:
> > CHANGES isn't a list of every single change to the system. It's a
> > summary of "significant changes."
>
> I think it's generally significant if there are programs that needed revision
> to work right with a revised system call.
Not really. They would work, unless errors occurred, in which case they could
lose. Also, the sycall was done in such a way as to make old programs use the
old vfork.
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