bugfindutils - Bugs: bug #21960, xargs delays reaping children

 
 

bug #21960: xargs delays reaping children

Submitted by:  James Youngman <jay>
Submitted on:  Sat 05 Jan 2008 03:24:17 PM UTC  
 
Category: xargsSeverity: 2 - Minor
Item Group: Wrong resultStatus: Fixed
Privacy: PublicAssigned to: James Youngman <jay>
Originator Name: Marc Aurele La FranceOpen/Closed: Closed
Release: 4.2.31Fixed Release: 4.3.13

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Mon 07 Jan 2008 10:20:23 AM UTC, comment #1:

Fixed in 4.3.x.

James Youngman <jay>
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Sat 05 Jan 2008 03:24:17 PM UTC, original submission:

xargs only reaps a child when max_procs children remain unreaped or fork fails. If max_procs is large, this means that many zombies will be left hanging around. This is especially a problem if data arrives on stdin only slowly (since this delays the next fork).

James Youngman <jay>
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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Thu 14 Feb 2008 11:10:03 AM UTCjayOpen/ClosedOpen=>Closed
      Fixed ReleaseNone=>4.3.13
    Mon 07 Jan 2008 10:20:23 AM UTCjayStatusIn Progress=>Fixed
    Sat 05 Jan 2008 03:32:23 PM UTCjayAttached File-=>Added 0001-Reap-child-processes-sooner.-This-fixes-Savannah-bu.patch, #14752

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