Subject: kern/2713: vfork(2) manpage is out of date
To: None <gnats-bugs@NetBSD.ORG>
From: VaX#n8 <vax@linkdead.paranoia.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 08/24/1996 20:36:33
>Number: 2713
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: vfork(2) manpage is out of date
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: kern-bug-people (Kernel Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Aug 24 21:50:04 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: VaX#n8
>Organization:
haphazard
>Release: 1.2_BETA
>Environment:
System: NetBSD linkdead.paranoia.com 1.2_BETA NetBSD 1.2_BETA (LINKDEAD) #1: Tue Aug 13 01:08:43 CDT 1996 bashroot@linkdead.paranoia.com:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/LINKDEAD i386
>Description:
The vfork manpage is out-of-date. It implies that vfork has the old
semantics still. It alludes to the new semantics in the BUGS section.
A brief look at sys/kern_fork.c seems to suggest it's already here
(as does D&I/4.4BSDOS).
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
update to reflect new fork/vfork semantics
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: