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Re: busyloop in sigchld_handler

From: Andreas Schwab
Subject: Re: busyloop in sigchld_handler
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:17:29 +0100
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David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:

> The CPU is claimed by the process with the loop, so no other process
> may actually progress to a state which can be "wait"ed for.

Of there is no child to be waited for then there is no loop.

Andreas.

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