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Re: A test for vfork


   Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 17:19:11 +1100
   From: Geoff Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>

   I think the best solution is to modify the kernel so that the
   parent process does not run until the child process exits or execs.

This is what vfork() does.

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@dm.cobaltmicro.com


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