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authorAdhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>2017-04-21 10:40:56 -0300
committerAdhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>2017-04-25 08:51:12 -0300
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[BZ 21340] add support for POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID
This patch adds support for the POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID flag.

It was recently accepted by the Austin Group:
http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1044

Checked on x86_64

	Daurnimator  <quae@daurnimator.com>
	Adhemerval Zanella  <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>

	[BZ #21340]
	* posix/Makefile (tests): Add tst-posix_spawn-setsid to list of tests.
	* posix/spawn.h: define POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID flag.
	* posix/spawnattr_setflags.c (ALL_FLAGS): Add POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID to
	valid flags.
	* posix/tst-posix_spawn-setsid.c: Add test for POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID.
	* sysdeps/mach/hurd/spawni.c (__spawni): Implementation of
	POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID.
	* sysdeps/posix/spawni.c (__spawni): Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/spawni.c (__spawni_child): Likewise.
	* NEWS: Add note about POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID support.
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@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ Version 2.26
 * The legacy cfree function has been removed.  Applications should use the
   free function instead.
 
+* posix_spawnattr_setflags now supports POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID flag to create a
+  new session ID for the posix_spawn and posix_spawnp.  It is scheduled to
+  be added on next major revision of POSIX, so current support is enabled
+  with _GNU_SOURCE.
+
 Security related changes:
 
 * The DNS stub resolver limits the advertised UDP buffer size to 1200 bytes,