From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261309AbTD1DIt (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Apr 2003 23:08:49 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263393AbTD1DIt (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Apr 2003 23:08:49 -0400 Received: from almesberger.net ([63.105.73.239]:8211 "EHLO host.almesberger.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261309AbTD1DIs (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Apr 2003 23:08:48 -0400 Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:20:57 -0300 From: Werner Almesberger To: Rafael Santos Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFD] Combined fork-exec syscall. Message-ID: <20030428002057.A13069@almesberger.net> References: <20030427234215.D16041@almesberger.net> <0FEZ108QF0E0ZT86OYT835Z64PJ.3eade7da@rafaelnote.ns1.lhost.com.br> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <0FEZ108QF0E0ZT86OYT835Z64PJ.3eade7da@rafaelnote.ns1.lhost.com.br>; from rafael@thinkfreak.com.br on Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 11:47:54PM -0300 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Rafael Santos wrote: > This is not the point. It avoids kernel.c:copy_files and the ensuing close(2) orgy. You can already avoid MM duplication with CLONE_VM. CLONE_VFORK gives you synchronization. What else is the point ? - Werner -- _________________________________________________________________________ / Werner Almesberger, Buenos Aires, Argentina wa@almesberger.net / /_http://www.almesberger.net/____________________________________________/