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

[glebn at voltaire.com]

On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 09:02:19AM -0500, Tang, Changqing wrote:
> >>>     
> >> What kernel are you testing? system() should work (in non threaded 
> >> apps at
> >> least) with modern kernel.
> >>
> >> --
> >> 			Gleb.
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >>   
> >
> >
> > From the OFED release notes:
> >
> >3. Fork support from kernel 2.6.12 and above is available provided that
> >   applications do not use threads. Only system() or fork() 
> >and immediate
> >   exec() are supported.
> 
> Thanks, I still use 2.6.9-34, Or Gerlitz told me that fork() support is
> only in libibverbs1.1 which is not released yet. Both OFED 1.0 and 1.1
> use libibverbs1.0, is it still true ?
> 
There will be no fork support for kernel 2.6.9 in libibverbs1.1. 2.6.9
lacks interface libibverbs needs. The interface was included in kernel
2.6.16 or .17

--
			Gleb.