/* ======================================================================== * 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 -- waitpid() 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) { if (killreq) kill(pid,SIGHUP);/* kill if not already dead */ while ((waitpid (pid,status,NIL) < 0) && (errno != ECHILD)); }