1 Aug 2007 02:25
kern/36714: background/foreground signal lossage in -current with various programs
<oster <at> netbsd.org>
2007-08-01 00:25:00 GMT
2007-08-01 00:25:00 GMT
>Number: 36714 >Category: kern >Synopsis: bringing a background process to the foreground seems to stall the process >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Responsible: kern-bug-people >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: net >Arrival-Date: Wed Aug 01 00:25:00 +0000 2007 >Originator: oster <at> netbsd.org >Release: NetBSD 4.99.25 >Organization: >Environment: System: NetBSD scrooge 4.99.25 NetBSD 4.99.25 (SCROOGE) #0: Tue Jul 31 12:10:05 CST 2007 oster <at> scrooge:/u1/builds/build21/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/SCROOGE i386 Architecture: i386 Machine: i386 >Description: Various programs have issues when started in the background and then brought to the foreground. The problem was first found with emacs20 from pkgsrc, but has since been easy to replicate with programs like 'top' and 'systat'. The problem is seen on at least i386, amd64, and macppc. Kernels 4.99.20 and before appear unaffected. Kernels 4.99.23 and later have the issue. Shell seems to be irrelevant (csh, tcsh, and sh all have the same behaviour). What happens is:(Continue reading)
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