Re: [PATCH] fork.c bug (fixes "waitpid() fails when running under debugger")

From: Andris Pavenis (pavenis@latnet.lv)
Date: Sat May 13 2000 - 09:52:07 EDT

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    On Sat, 13 May 2000, Mike Coleman wrote:
    > This patch fixes a bug in forking that's causing ptrace reparenting to happen
    > in cases where it shouldn't. (The bug was introduced in a patch I submitted
    > that was included in 2.3.99-pre1.)
    >
    > Specifically, in the case where a process is being traced, it forks, and
    > CLONE_PTRACE is not set, the new child shouldn't be reparented (as it is not
    > being traced).
    >

    Thanks patch fixes problems I met.
    Now it seems to work Ok with 2.3.99-pre6.

    Andris

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