From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [216.205.24.124]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DFF83858401 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:15:49 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 4DFF83858401 Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-107-m10PuDm1PAeHfUlqSPVXZg-1; Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:15:47 -0400 X-MC-Unique: m10PuDm1PAeHfUlqSPVXZg-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx04.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.14]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D9107EC1A1 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:15:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from greed.delorie.com (ovpn-112-6.rdu2.redhat.com [10.10.112.6]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A87EB5DA61 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:15:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from greed.delorie.com.redhat.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by greed.delorie.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 17OIFj2w1419908 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:15:45 -0400 From: DJ Delorie To: libffi-discuss@sourceware.org Subject: Re: is fork() supported? In-Reply-To: <87tuk447q4.fsf@oldenburg.str.redhat.com> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:15:45 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.14 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_NONE, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: libffi-discuss@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libffi-discuss mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:15:50 -0000 Florian Weimer via Libffi-discuss writes: >> The bug that will never die. > Well, there are two ways to fix it: The thread ended without resolution... we've (RH) got a bug report against it, and I need to know if I can tell them "don't do that" or if I'm obligated to pursue some fix. So my question isn't CAN we fix it, it's MUST we fix it... I.e. is this a supported feature, or something that 'happened to work' so got abused?