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Subject: Re: fork() + file descriptor bug in 1.7.27(0.271/5/3) 2013-12-09 11:54
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Comments: In-reply-to Eric Blake <eblake AT redhat DOT com>   message dated "Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:10:05 -0700."
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:37:39 -0500
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In message <52D98E1D DOT 8010907 AT redhat DOT com>you write:
>
>No.  You have to fix things _in the parent, before the fork()_ for
>everything to be hunky-dory.  The easiest way to do that is to
>fflush(NULL) before fork()ing.
>

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