Hi... On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 21:56, loody <miloody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Deal all: > I have some questions about times in #include <sys/times.h>. > As far as I know, times will "get process and waited-for child process > times". > so if the child is not finish or dead, this function will cause the > deadlock, right? >From "man 2 times" " In Linux kernel versions before 2.6.9, if the disposition of SIGCHLD is set to SIG_IGN then the times of terminated children are automatically included in the tms_cstime and tms_cutime fields, although POSIX.1-2001 says that this should only happen if the calling process wait()s on its children. This non-conformance is rectified in Linux 2.6.9 and later" So, indirectly, I think the time accumulation happens when the wait() function returns...which is...I guess polling or regularly checking (select() maybe?) the signal from child. -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ