2.4.4 fork.c changes cause linuxconf to fail
The changes to kernel/fork.c from 2.4.4-pre1 to 2.4.4-pre3 (and in 2.4.4) cause the RedHat 6.2 linuxconf utility to fail with the message "broken pipe". The linuxconf utility will run the first time, but all subsequent runs give the "broken pipe" error. The error message is generated as a result of a fflush command in linuxconf. I can provide more information upon request.
Mike Pakovic
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The changes to
kernel/fork.cfrom 2.4.4-pre1 to 2.4.4-pre3 (and in 2.4.4) cause the RedHat 6.2 linuxconf utility to fail with the message "broken pipe". The linuxconf utility will run the first time, but all subsequent runs give the "broken pipe" error. The error message is generated as a result of a fflush command in linuxconf. I can provide more information upon request.
This patch is definitely breaking things, but AFAIK the fork.c change only breaks buggy applications... Adam would you say that assertion is correct?
Looking at the fork info in SuS v2[1], it doesn't seem to imply any execution order...
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xsh/fork.html
Jeff
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