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Michael Kerrisk 2005-10-19 13:54:51 +00:00
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@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ File locks and pending signals are not inherited.
.PP .PP
Under Linux, Under Linux,
.BR fork () .BR fork ()
is implemented using copy-on-write pages, so the only penalty incurred by is implemented using copy-on-write pages, so the only penalty that it incurs
fork is the time and memory required to duplicate the parent's page tables, is the time and memory required to duplicate the parent's page tables,
and to create a unique task structure for the child. and to create a unique task structure for the child.
.SH "RETURN VALUE" .SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success, the PID of the child process is returned in the parent's thread On success, the PID of the child process is returned in the parent's thread