From cf2b18fe6db7bfe36f65f7d7864b667dfcbfd441 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 07:43:49 +1300 Subject: [PATCH] vfork.2: Clarify that calling *thread* is suspended during vfork() Reported-by: starlight@binnacle.cx Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man2/vfork.2 | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/vfork.2 b/man2/vfork.2 index 2209cfde3..19ab47b31 100644 --- a/man2/vfork.2 +++ b/man2/vfork.2 @@ -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),