So what's the total number assuming infinite "allowed" processes, that
this stinker managed to spawn?
On 10/19/06, Doran Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> The first child (x=0) will fork() 10 times just like the parent. The second
> child (x=1) will fork() 9 times. And so on. And each child will be forking
> more processes as well.
Argh. I should have taken that Coke Zero a little slower. I was wrong. The
first child process will fork after x is incremented and therefore will fork
9 more times. Bleh.
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