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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 0b9a247241..97681e6796 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ Major new features: to set the cgroupv2 in the new process in a race-free manner. These functions are GNU extensions and require a kernel with clone3 support. +* On Linux, the pidfd_spawn and pidfd_spawp functions have been added. + They have a similar prototype and semantic as posix_spawn, but instead of + returning a process ID, they return a file descriptor that can be used + along other pidfd functions (like pidfd_send_signal, poll, or waitid). + The pidfd functionality avoids the issue of PID reuse with the traditional + posix_spawn interface. + Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: [Add deprecations, removals and changes affecting compatibility here] |