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From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>
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To: Jason Evans <jasone@canonware.com>
Cc: Alexander Litvin <archer@lucky.net>,
	Scott Hess <scott@avantgo.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: rfork() [was: Concept check]
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:> 
:>     The reason is that rfork(RFMEM) does not give the new process a new
:>     stack, so both the old and new processes wind up on the same original
:>     stack and stomp all over each other.
:
:There is an implementation of clone() in the linuxthreads port, written by
:Richard Seaman.
:
:Jason

    No manual page, tho :-(

					-Matt
					Matthew Dillon 
					<dillon@backplane.com>


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