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From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
To: DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
Cc: dje@google.com (Doug Evans), gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org,         gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: [RFA] save/restore environ in libiberty pex_unix_exec_child
References: <20091207172641.398198456F@ruffy.mtv.corp.google.com> 	<200912072009.nB7K9moj000406__858.220636337315$1260216617$gmane$org@greed.delorie.com>
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In-Reply-To: <200912072009.nB7K9moj000406__858.220636337315$1260216617$gmane$org@greed.delorie.com> 	(DJ Delorie's message of "Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:09:48 -0500")
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>>>>> "DJ" == DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com> writes:

DJ> If the child assignment truly clobbers the parent, won't the parent's
DJ> assignment clobber the child?

During a vfork, the parent is suspended until the child execs or dies.
So, this assignment won't affect the child.

Tom