From 292e6c071cc56b41b224a98c694286f4f18a341c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 21:26:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] fork.2: The MADV_WIPEONFORK setting is preserved in child of fork() Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man2/fork.2 | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/man2/fork.2 b/man2/fork.2 index 061ec16e7..931e8f76f 100644 --- a/man2/fork.2 +++ b/man2/fork.2 @@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ Memory in address ranges that have been marked with the .B MADV_WIPEONFORK flag is zeroed in the child after a .BR fork (). +(The +.B MADV_WIPEONFORK +setting remains in place for those address ranges in the child.) .IP * The termination signal of the child is always .B SIGCHLD