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34 .Nd create a rfork-based process thread
40 .Fn rfork_thread "int flags" "void *stack" "int (*func)(void *arg)" "void *arg"
45 is a helper function for
47 It arranges for a new process to be created and the child process will
48 call the specified function with the specified argument, while running on
51 Using this function should avoid the need to implement complex stack
54 Upon successful completion,
56 returns the process ID of the child process to the parent process.
57 Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned
58 to the parent process, no child process is created, and the global
61 is set to indicate the error.
63 The child process context is not aware of a return from the
65 function as it begins executing directly with the supplied function.
69 for error return codes.
79 function first appeared in