> If a multi-threaded process calls fork() ... the child process may only execute async-signal-safe operations until such time as one of the exec functions is called.
I don't know about "design is broken". I personally think the fork()/exec() model is a clumsy way to create a new process, but that's a matter of taste.
> If a multi-threaded process calls fork() ... the child process may only execute async-signal-safe operations until such time as one of the exec functions is called.
IEEE Std 1003.1-2008, 2016 Edition
http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/
I don't know about "design is broken". I personally think the fork()/exec() model is a clumsy way to create a new process, but that's a matter of taste.