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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1999-01-24 10:17:23 +0000
committerUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1999-01-24 10:17:23 +0000
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Update.
1999-01-24 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com> * ctype/ctype.c (toupper): Correct variable names from lat change. (tolower): Likewise.
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@comment unistd.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun pid_t vfork (void)
-The @code{vfork} function is similar to @code{fork} but on systems it
-is more efficient; however, there are restrictions you must follow to
+The @code{vfork} function is similar to @code{fork} but on some systems
+it is more efficient; however, there are restrictions you must follow to
use it safely.
-While @code{fork} makes a complete copy of the calling process's
-address space and allows both the parent and child to execute
-independently, @code{vfork} does not make this copy. Instead, the
-child process created with @code{vfork} shares its parent's address
-space until it calls exits or one of the @code{exec} functions. In the
+While @code{fork} makes a complete copy of the calling process's address
+space and allows both the parent and child to execute independently,
+@code{vfork} does not make this copy. Instead, the child process
+created with @code{vfork} shares its parent's address space until it
+calls @code{_exit} or one of the @code{exec} functions. In the
meantime, the parent process suspends execution.
You must be very careful not to allow the child process created with