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Subject: Re: [9fans] waitpid()
From: lucio@proxima.alt.za
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Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 13:46:28 +0200
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> don't do it in kernel mode.  do it in user mode.  just record the
> pid + Waitmsg of the ones that wait has returned and search
> this first and if not found go into a wait loop, recording the
> pid + Waitmsg as wait returns if it's not the one you want,
> otherwise return.

Hm, I thought it couldn't be done, but the above makes sense.  Now if
I just had rob's skills with linked lists...

I'll report back.

++L