>> >root@atvt1uajas001:~# truss -f -p 26794I only trussed a couple of children, and they all (three or so) showed
> >26794: fcntl(54, F_SETLKW64, 0xFF1E17C0) (sleeping...)
>
> This is consistent with, but not sufficient to be certain of, the
> problem I alluded to. You'd need to look at the truss of child
> processes not blocked in this call to be reasonably certain.
the above pattern. The parent was, of course, in a wait() loop.