Bug 531235 - Bash doesn't wait for backgrounded process if its PID is recycled
Summary: Bash doesn't wait for backgrounded process if its PID is recycled
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: bash
Version: 4.8
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
urgent
high
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Roman Rakus
QA Contact: BaseOS QE - Apps
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Whiteboard:
: 511032 (view as bug list)
Depends On: 521134
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-10-27 13:03 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2018-10-27 12:25 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Previously, bash did not wait for a child process if the PID of this child process was recycled. In some ircumstances this caused "Resource temporarily unavailable" errors. With this update, bash recycles child process PIDs and waits for child processes as expected.
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Last Closed: 2009-11-23 11:55:19 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2009:1599 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE bash bug fix update 2009-11-23 11:55:01 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2009-10-27 13:03:28 UTC 
This bug has been copied from bug #521134 and has been proposed
to be backported to 4.8 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 3 Roman Rakus 2009-10-27 14:20:02 UTC 
Fixed in bash-3.0-21.el4_8.1
Comment 6 Roman Rakus 2009-11-19 14:37:48 UTC 
Should be fixed in bash-3.0-21.el4_8.2
Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2009-11-23 11:55:19 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2009-1599.html
Comment 10 Ondrej Vasik 2010-07-23 07:20:20 UTC 
*** Bug 511032 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 11 Florian Nadge 2011-01-03 09:36:33 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Previously, bash did not wait for a child process if the PID of this child process was recycled. In some ircumstances this caused "Resource temporarily unavailable" errors. With this update, bash recycles child process PIDs and waits for child processes as expected.
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