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Date:      Wed, 7 Apr 1999 17:47:04 -0700
From:      Don Lewis <Don.Lewis@tsc.tdk.com>
To:        shimon@simon-shapiro.org, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: wait4 - Proof I am stupid
Message-ID:  <199904080047.RAA17480@salsa.gv.tsc.tdk.com>
In-Reply-To: Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org> "wait4 - Proof I am stupid" (Apr  7,  8:32pm)

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On Apr 7,  8:32pm, Simon Shapiro wrote:
} Subject: wait4 - Proof I am stupid

} /*
}  *  So far, this code should (and does) fork a process.
}  *  This process (child then changes its process group to something else
}  *  than the parent and then forks 10 children.
}  *
}  *  Now the parent wants to wait for the grandchidren...
}  */

I don't believe that it is possible to wait for processes other than
immediate children.




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