Re: [PATCH v2] posix: Add _Fork [BZ #4737]

[Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>]

On 11/02/2021 13:21, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> On Feb 11 2021, Adhemerval Zanella via Libc-alpha wrote:
> 
>> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
>> index 85e84fe536..b196dd2474 100644
>> --- a/NEWS
>> +++ b/NEWS
>> @@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ Major new features:
>>    constant on Linux.  MINSIGSTKSZ is redefined to sysconf(_SC_MINSIGSTKSZ)
>>    and SIGSTKSZ is redefined to sysconf (_SC_SIGSTKSZ).
>>  
>> +* The function _Fork has been added as a async-signal-safe fork
>> +  replacement since Austin Group issue 62 droped the async-signal-safe
>                                              dropped
> 
>> +  requirement for fork (and it will be included in the future POSIX
> 
> "a future" or "the next"?

Afaik in the next revision, I will fix it.

> 
>> +  standard).  The new _Fork symbol does not issue any atfork handler neither
>                                function does not run

I changed to 'The new _Fork symbol does not run any atfork function ...'.

> 
>> +  reset any internal state or lock (such as the malloc one) and only
>      resets

Ack.

>> +  setup a minimal state required to call async-signal-safe functions (such
>      sets up

Ack.

> 
>> +  as raise or execve).  This function is currently a GNU extension.
> 
> Andreas.
>