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Date:      Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:32:29 +0000
From:      Konstantin Belousov <kib@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   git: 660498986a8e - main - fork.2: note that all methods to pre-resolve symbols have consequences
Message-ID:  <69dc015d.46981.4bf1bc99@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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The branch main has been updated by kib:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=660498986a8e56025d9d2f9c6a0813c09a27ba8e

commit 660498986a8e56025d9d2f9c6a0813c09a27ba8e
Author:     Konstantin Belousov <kib@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-04-12 09:16:13 +0000
Commit:     Konstantin Belousov <kib@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-04-12 20:29:42 +0000

    fork.2: note that all methods to pre-resolve symbols have consequences
    
    Reviewed by:    imp
    Sponsored by:   The FreeBSD Foundation
    MFC after:      1 week
    Differential revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56362
---
 lib/libsys/fork.2 | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/libsys/fork.2 b/lib/libsys/fork.2
index e59b208a9ff5..89a5631d7daa 100644
--- a/lib/libsys/fork.2
+++ b/lib/libsys/fork.2
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ services (
 or
 .Xr rtld 1 )
 are available in the child if forked from multi-threaded parent.
+.Pp
 In particular, if using dynamic linking, all dynamic symbols used by the
 child after
 .Fn _Fork
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ option to the static linker
 or by using each symbol before the
 .Fn _Fork
 call to force the binding.
+Either of the methods subtly changes the ABI of the resulting binary.
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 Upon successful completion,
 .Fn fork


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