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From: mikebo@MCS.COM (Michael Borowiec)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: FreeBSD 1.1.5.1: No fork/vfork accounting in kernel?
Date: 7 Oct 1994 01:39:09 -0500
Organization: MCSnet, Chicago Area Public Internet Access
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SunOS does fork/vfork accounting using a structure called "forkstat",
containing ints cntfork, cntvfork, sizfork, sizvfork. I don't find
any mechanism like this in FreeBSD. It's like six lines and could be 
put just about anywhere in fork1() or vm_fork() where isvfork is tested.
Am I missing something, or doesn't anyone (but me) care about this
information? 8v)
- Mike
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