Re: give_terminal_to() / maybe_give_terminal_to() race

[Chet Ramey]

On 9/1/23 1:51 AM, Earl Chew wrote:
> On 2023-08-30 07:39, Chet Ramey wrote:

> I experimented a bit, and gave the matter some thought. The controlling
> terminal must be reconfigured before the parent gets to wait() for the
> job, 

Where do you get this requirement?


> Either the parent must yield the controlling terminal, or the child
> must acquire the controlling terminal, and the other must block
> until the outcome has been achieved.

Why is blocking necessary?

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