nameloc fails to reap dead child

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If the nameloc child dies for some reason it becomes a zombie. Shouldn’t the
parent issue a wait or launch it such that it doesn’t become a zombie? What
functionality is lost if the child dies?

  • Richard
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“Brown, Richard” <brownr@aecl.ca> wrote in message
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If the nameloc child dies for some reason it becomes a zombie. Shouldn’t
the
parent issue a wait or launch it such that it doesn’t become a zombie?
What
functionality is lost if the child dies?

If it dies you’re in big trouble anyway :wink: One of the nameloc handles name
query
and they other polls the network. Don’t know who’s doing what though.


  • Richard
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“Mario Charest” <mcharest@clipzinformatic.com> wrote in message
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“Brown, Richard” <> brownr@aecl.ca> > wrote in message
news:9srk1q$joa$> 1@inn.qnx.com> …
If the nameloc child dies for some reason it becomes a zombie. Shouldn’t
the
parent issue a wait or launch it such that it doesn’t become a zombie?
What
functionality is lost if the child dies?


If it dies you’re in big trouble anyway > :wink: > One of the nameloc handles
name
query
and they other polls the network. Don’t know who’s doing what though.

Foreground handles the name query… background handles the network poll.

Jay

  • Richard
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