wait.2: wait() and waitpid() block the calling thread (not process)

Reported-by: Robin Kuzmin <kuzmin.robin@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2018-02-24 19:02:50 +01:00
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@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ calls is termed
.SS wait() and waitpid() .SS wait() and waitpid()
The The
.BR wait () .BR wait ()
system call suspends execution of the calling process until one of its system call suspends execution of the calling thread until one of its
children terminates. children terminates.
The call The call
.I wait(&wstatus) .I wait(&wstatus)
@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ waitpid(\-1, &wstatus, 0);
.PP .PP
The The
.BR waitpid () .BR waitpid ()
system call suspends execution of the calling process until a system call suspends execution of the calling thread until a
child specified by child specified by
.I pid .I pid
argument has changed state. argument has changed state.