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vfork.2: Clarify that calling *thread* is suspended during vfork() 

Reported-by: starlight@binnacle.cx
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
.\" 1999-11-10: Merged text taken from the page contributed by
.\" Reed H. Petty (rhp@draper.net)
.\"
.TH VFORK 2 2010-09-20 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.TH VFORK 2 2012-02-08 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
vfork \- create a child process and block parent
.SH SYNOPSIS
@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ where a child is created which then immediately issues an
.BR vfork ()
differs from
.BR fork (2)
in that the parent is suspended until the child terminates
in that the calling thread is suspended until the child terminates
(either normally,
by calling
.BR _exit (2),