HI Greg, > So > > == > if (vfork()) > execve(...) > == > > would be ultra-lightweight at the fork level because not even the page > tables would be copied. I didn't know that. Seems extremely useful > for huge programs that need to spin-off a little task. > > Always something new to learn.
That's my understanding, although the use of vfork seems to be discouraged. Be sure to read the man page: <http://linux.die.net/man/2/vfork> I normally work in kernel space, so I haven't had much need to use fork or vfork :) -- Dave Hylands Shuswap, BC, Canada http://www.DaveHylands.com/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecar...@nl.linux.org Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
