/* ======================================================================== * Copyright 1988-2006 University of Washington * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * * ======================================================================== */ /* * Program: UNIX Grim PID Reaper -- wait() version * * Author: Mark Crispin * Networks and Distributed Computing * Computing & Communications * University of Washington * Administration Building, AG-44 * Seattle, WA 98195 * Internet: MRC@CAC.Washington.EDU * * Date: 30 November 1993 * Last Edited: 30 August 2006 */ /* Grim PID reaper * Accepts: process ID * kill request flag * status return value */ void grim_pid_reap_status (int pid,int killreq,void *status) { int r; if (killreq) { kill (pid,SIGHUP); /* kill if not already dead */ alarm (10); /* in case we get hosed */ while (((r = wait (NIL)) != pid) && ((r > 0) || ((errno != ECHILD) && (errno != EINTR)))); alarm (0); /* cancel the alarm */ } else while (((r = wait (status)) != pid) && ((r > 0) || (errno != ECHILD))); }