Re: defunct processes don't always go away when parent does waitpid(-1)
From: Gary R. Hook (noway_at_nospammers.net)
Date: 10/31/05
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Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:13:59 GMT
Tao Chen wrote:
> Rob Y wrote:
>
>> Presumably, my once-per-minut waitpid(-1)
>> should clean them all up, no?
>
> No, it takes only one child.
That would be incorrect (the "no" part). Repeated calls to waitpid
to "sample" and harvest any children is the right thing to do. You
should pick up another child every time you call, so you might
1) ensure that you make enough calls to pick up all the kids
2) look for any APARs that may be relevant, or update to the latest
level of your AIX release
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