[openfabrics-ewg] [openib-general] OFED 1.1 RC7 fork() issue.

[glebn at voltaire.com]

On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 10:34:23AM -0500, Tang, Changqing wrote:
> 
> >3. Fork support from kernel 2.6.12 and above is available 
> >provided that applications do not use threads. The fork() is 
> >supported as long as parent process does not run before child 
> >exits or calls exec().
> 
> After fork(), in child, before exec(), can we call printf(), putenv(),
> or even re-direct stdout/stderr ?
> 
Child can do whatever he wants (except using verbs), but parent can't use
verbs until child exits() or execs().

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			Gleb.