hang on exit bug under Linux

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 02:09:20PM -0800, Rachit Siamwalla wrote:
> Called foreverSleep on your remote host:
> 
> rsh remotehost "foreverSleep &"
> 
> Should and does hang (on Linux and Solaris at least).
> 
> HOWEVER,
> 
> rsh remotehost
> # foreverSleep &
> # exit
> 
> does NOT hang.

This is what I have already suggested:

 - if we have a pty, and the direct child goes away "just close the
   session", and accept data loss.   Data loss can only come from
   background processes, who are *background* processes and shouldn't 
   send stuff anyway - if they do, they deserve a SIGPIPE or worse.

 - if we have no pty, do what we do now, and block if needed.

gert
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