fork.h revision 657b1f3d64bcf8eaa2385dba72a6047f089433b2
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/*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* Use is subject to license terms.
*/
#ifndef _SYS_FORK_H
#define _SYS_FORK_H
#pragma ident "%Z%%M% %I% %E% SMI"
#include <sys/types.h>
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
#if !defined(__XOPEN_OR_POSIX) || defined(__EXTENSIONS__)
#if !defined(_KERNEL)
extern pid_t forkx(int);
extern pid_t forkallx(int);
extern pid_t vforkx(int);
#if defined(__sparc)
#pragma unknown_control_flow(vforkx)
#endif
#endif /* !defined(_KERNEL) */
/*
* The argument to any of the forkx() functions is a set of flags
* formed by or-ing together zero or more of the following flags.
* fork()/forkall()/vfork() are equivalent to the corresponding
* forkx()/forkallx()/vforkx() functions with a zero argument.
*/
/*
* Do not post a SIGCHLD signal to the parent when the child terminates,
* regardless of the disposition of the SIGCHLD signal in the parent.
* SIGCHLD signals are still possible for job control stop and continue
* actions (CLD_STOPPED, CLD_CONTINUED) if the parent has requested them.
*/
#define FORK_NOSIGCHLD 0x0001
/*
* Do not allow wait-for-multiple-pids by the parent, as in waitid(P_ALL)
* or waitid(P_PGID), to reap the child and do not allow the child to
* be reaped automatically due the disposition of the SIGCHLD signal
* being set to be ignored. Only a specific wait for the child, as
* in waitid(P_PID, pid), is allowed and it is required, else when
* the child exits it will remain a zombie until the parent exits.
*/
#define FORK_WAITPID 0x0002
#endif /* !defined(__XOPEN_OR_POSIX) || defined(__EXTENSIONS__) */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif /* _SYS_FORK_H */