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SubjectRe: parent process behaviour to signal after vfork()
Oops -- forgot the patch.  Here it is:

--- a/man2/vfork.2
+++ b/man2/vfork.2
@@ -80,13 +80,15 @@ where a child will be created which then
immediately issues an
.BR vfork ()
differs from
.BR fork (2)
-in that the parent is suspended until the child makes a call to
-.BR execve (2)
-or
-.BR _exit (2).
-The child shares all memory with its parent, including the stack, until
-.BR execve (2)
-is issued by the child.
+in that the parent is suspended until the child terminates
+(either normally,
+by calling
+.BR exit (2),
+or abnormally, after delivery of a fatal signal),
+or it makes a call to
+.BR execve (2).
+Until that point, the child shares all memory with its parent,
+including the stack.
The child must not return from the current function or call
.BR exit (3),
but may call
@@ -95,9 +97,8 @@ but may call
Signal handlers are inherited, but not shared.
Signals to the parent
arrive after the child releases the parent's memory
-(i.e., after the child calls
-.BR _exit (2)
-or
+(i.e., after the child terminates
+or calls
.BR execve (2)).
.SS "Historic Description"
Under Linux,
@@ -135,11 +136,9 @@ The requirements put on
by the standards are weaker than those put on
.BR fork (2),
so an implementation where the two are synonymous is compliant.
-In particular, the programmer cannot
-rely on the parent remaining blocked until a call of
-.BR execve (2)
-or
-.BR _exit (2)
+In particular, the programmer cannot rely on the parent
+remaining blocked until the child either terminates or calls
+.BR execve (2),
and cannot rely on any specific behavior with respect to shared memory.
.\" In AIXv3.1 vfork is equivalent to fork.
.SH NOTES

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