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DateFri, 8 Jan 1999 14:06:07 -0800 (PST)
FromLinus Torvalds <>
SubjectRe: Porting vfork()

On Fri, 8 Jan 1999 kernel@draper.net wrote:
> 
> I suppose that a performance enhancement that also transforms an abomination
> into a feature makes sense... not to mention that it will feel great to 
> see the other UNIXes scramble to do the same.

Note that vfork() is only an abomination because it can be hard to get
right - and we don't have that problem any longer. Basically everybody
hates it not because it's an ugly interface, but because it's so hard to
implement. And that's a big conceptual difference.

		Linus


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