u r not considering what if the first fork returns non zero and the
second for returns a zero value then????

On Aug 31, 9:50 pm, rahul vatsa <vatsa.ra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> int main()
> {
>    fork();
>    fork() && fork() || fork();
>    fork();
>    printf("forked\n");
>    return 0;
>
> }
>
> ln 1 : will create 2 prs
> ln 2 : will create 10 process for each existing pr
> ln 3 : will do fork for all 10 process, nd so now u ve 20 prs
>
> the main issue is @ln-2 in main( )
>
> Ln 2 :
>
> here for 1st fork, if its parent, its ret value in nonzero, so it will
> proceed for next fork, as that is for &&.  if ret value of this 2nd fork is
> nonzero, it willn't try the 3rd fork (as its nt required, bcoz that comes
> after ||, nd the st is already a true st) --  > So for parent of 1st fork in
> the st, total no of prs created is 3.
>
> if 1st fork returns 0, ie if it is child, it willn't attempt the next
> fork(bcoz thatz for operator && , and the st is already 0), bt it will do
> attempt the 3rd fork(bcoz that is for operator ||)  so total no processes
> created here is - 2
>
> Ln 3- this fork is called for all created processes.  2(Ln 1) * 5(ln 2) * 2
> (ln 3) == 20 prs
>
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:29 PM, SANDEEP CHUGH 
> <sandeep.aa...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > it will be 16 ..
>
> > On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 9:54 PM, abhishek <abhishek.ma...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> i think it will be 16 (not sure )
>
> >> can anyone explain how it will be 20,
> >> On Aug 31, 9:02 pm, SANDEEP CHUGH <sandeep.aa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > i thinks it is 16 not 20
>
> >> > please check that
>
> >> > On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 9:18 PM, annarao kataru <
> >> kataruanna...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> > > @swathi ::  why  it is  20  times ??   ur answer  is  correct  but
> >> > > plz  explain the  process??????
>
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