This important information should not be hidden in a note. Instead it should be moved to the start of the man-page. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@xxxxxx> --- man2/fork.2 | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/fork.2 b/man2/fork.2 index dce9bff..3329227 100644 --- a/man2/fork.2 +++ b/man2/fork.2 @@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ The calling process is referred to as the .I parent process. +The child process is created with a single thread, +which is a copy of the one that called +.BR fork (). + The child process and the parent process run in separate memory spaces. At the time of .BR fork () @@ -70,6 +74,9 @@ The child has its own unique process ID, and this PID does not match the ID of any existing process group .RB ( setpgid (2)). .IP * +The child thread has its own unique thread ID +.RB ( gettid (2)). +.IP * The child's parent process ID is the same as the parent's process ID. .IP * The child does not inherit its parent's memory locks @@ -152,9 +159,6 @@ the child must turn on any bits that it requires using .PP Note the following further points: .IP * 3 -The child process is created with a single thread\(emthe -one that called -.BR fork (). The entire virtual address space of the parent is replicated in the child, including the states of mutexes, condition variables, and other pthreads objects; the use of -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
