> > Nir Livni (nirl@cyber-ark.com) wrote: > > Hi all, > > I would like to know where can I read about the do_fork algorithm > > (detailed explaination). > > > > In addition , maybe you could tell me How do I debug using UML the > > initialization of a forked process. I would like to debug the > > initialization of a forked (CHILD) process from the moment it is > > created, until the return of fork() which returns 0. > > http://lxr.linux.no/source/kernel/fork.c#L577 > > hope this help. > -- > Christophe Lucas -- Iomeda SA (clucas@iomeda.fr) I would still appreciate a bit more info. Where is the code that initializes the child process ? I have a problem that causes the child to exit immediately after I fork() it, So it exits before the fork() returns with 0. (The parent receives a normal pid number return code, but the child simply isn't there anymore) -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
