02-27-2002
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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
What is a fork? Why would one create a fork? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a fork?
Please advise.
Thank You.
Deepali (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: Deepali
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2. Programming
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#define MAX_COUNT 200
#define BUF_SIZE 100
void main(void)
{
pid_t pid;
int i;
char buf;
fork();
pid = getpid();
for (i = 1; i <= MAX_COUNT; i++) {
sprintf(buf,... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: MKSRaja
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3. Programming
Hello all.
I'm developing a filetransfer application, which is supposed to work sort of like dcc, with multiple transfers etc. Now i wonder what the best way to manage the transfers is. Should i fork() for each new transfer, hogging loads of memory or use pthreads? Maybe I can use select to see... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: crippe
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4. Programming
hi all
About this code
for (i = 1; i < n; i++)
if ((childpid = fork()) <= 0)
break;
I really can't understand the output .
and the way fork () return the value .
how about the process Id ,the child process Id and the parent ID
in this case
so please answer me soon (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: iwbasts
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5. Programming
Hi everybody,
I wanna write a code to understand how fork works.
my target
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-Parent creates a file(called temp) and writes into this file "1".Then it closes the file.
-Then parent creates a child and wait until execution of this child ends.
-Then child opens the same... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: alexicopax
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6. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi,
I wrote a simple program for understanding the fork command. The code is as below
int main(void)
{
fork(); printf("hi 1 \n");
fork(); printf("hi 2 \n");
fork(); printf("hi 3 \n");
}
I am getting a variation in the number of times the printf is called if i remove the \n from each of... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: xyz123456
1 Replies
7. Programming
Hi,
I wrote a simple program for understanding the fork command. The code is as below
int main(void)
{
fork(); printf("hi 1 \n");
fork(); printf("hi 2 \n");
fork(); printf("hi 3 \n");
}
I am getting a variation in the number of times the printf is called if i remove the \n from each... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: xyz123456
2 Replies
8. Programming
does fork() spawn only the parent process, what if fork() is looped, does it spawn the parent and the child? (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Peevish
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I'm trying to run a simple test on how to use fork(), i'm able to execute the child process first then the parent, but how can I execute parent then child..?
Thanks! (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: l flipboi l
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10. Programming
I understand that fork create a child but I need very simple example that make child useful....
I mean how will make the program faster anyone explain with code plz
using C plz (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: fwrlfo
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LEARN ABOUT HPUX
serialize
serialize(2) System Calls Manual serialize(2)
NAME
serialize() - force target process to run serially with other processes
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
The system call is used to force the target process referenced by the pid value passed in to run serially with other processes also marked
for serialization. If the value of pid is zero, then the currently running process is marked for serialization. Once a process has been
marked by the process stays marked until process completion, unless is reissued on the serialized process with timeshare set to 1. If
timeshare is set to 1, the process specified in pid will be returned to normal timeshare scheduling algorithms.
This call is used to improve process throughput since process throughput usually increases for large processes when they are executed seri-
ally instead of allowing each program to run for only a short period of time. By running large processes one at a time, the system makes
more efficient use of the CPU as well as system memory, since each process does not end up constantly faulting in its working set, to only
have the pages stolen when another process starts running. As long as there is enough memory in the system, processes marked by behave no
differently from other processes in the system. However, once memory becomes tight, processes marked by are run one at a time with the
highest priority processes being run first. Each process runs for a finite interval of time before another serialized process is allowed
to run.
RETURN VALUE
returns zero upon successful completion, or nonzero if the system call failed.
ERRORS
If fails, it sets (see errno(2)) to the following value:
The pid passed in does not exist.
WARNINGS
The user has no way of forcing an execution order on serialized processes.
AUTHOR
was developed by HP.
SEE ALSO
serialize(1), privileges(5).
serialize(2)