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From: sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: vfork() (was Re: RS6000 questions/comments)
Message-ID: <1991Jun30.175334.12063@kithrup.COM>
Date: 30 Jun 91 17:53:34 GMT
References: <889@rufus.UUCP> <19439@rpp386.cactus.org> <DERAADT.91Jun30030305@fsa.cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
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In article <DERAADT.91Jun30030305@fsa.cpsc.ucalgary.ca> deraadt@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Theo de Raadt) writes:
>I suggest those who say that vfork() is not needed anymore try this test
>on their machine.

vfork()       1m8.09s real       0m30.38s user   0m35.55s sys    147 vfork/sec
 fork()       1m7.51s real       0m29.15s user   0m35.57s sys    148  fork/sec

Yep, I can see what a win vfork() is.

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