Subject says it all.

To restate:

pid = fork();
exec*(...);

/* child exits normally by itself,
   no waitpid() called yet. */

kill( pid, 0 ) is expected to return 0,
while it returns -1.

Attached program reproduces the issue.

Best regards.

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