On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Peter Lindeman wrote:

> Davide Libenzi wrote:
> 
> >>What exactly do you mean by only using async-signal-safe functions?
> > 
> > 
> > See here:
> > 
> > http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/functions/fork.html
> > http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/functions/xsh_chap02_04.html
> > 
> > Basically, in a multithreaded program doing a fork, only a given set of 
> > functions can be used in the forked child (typically before the exec).
> 
> Hmm, I have did a quick read of the documents. From what I now 
> understand I have not the idea that this is a problem for the filters I 
> use. (My own AV filter and SpamAssassin filter)

No no, you don't have to worry about this stuff inside filters. After the 
execv() it's all another world, and air is cleaner again.



- Davide


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