Re: memory locking in squid

From: Robert Collins <robert.collins@dont-contact.us>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 00:00:54 +1000

Henrik Nordstrom wrote:

> wojtek@3miasto.net wrote:
>
>
>> it forks and child process reexecutes squid but with "(squid)" argv[0]
>> set. so where this child process (the same executable) know it should
>> behave as master or worker process??
>> i can't find that
>
> What?
>
> There are only two processes:
>
> a) The parent, which is responsible for restarting the child if it
> should fail
>
> b) The child, where all traffic is managed.
>
> --
> Henrik Nordstrom
> Squid Hacker

It forks() twice IIRC.

The first fork detaches from the console
The second fork is when the child gets going...

Or am I lost?

Rob
Received on Sun Apr 29 2001 - 08:04:29 MDT

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