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r87710 | gregory.p.smith | 2011-01-03 13:06:12 -0800 (Mon, 03 Jan 2011) | 4 lines
issue6643 - Two locks held within the threading module on each thread instance
needed to be reinitialized after fork(). Adds tests to confirm that they are
and that a potential deadlock and crasher bug are fixed (platform dependant).
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Library
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+- Issue #6643: Reinitialize locks held within the threading module after fork
+ to avoid a potential rare deadlock or crash on some platforms.
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- Issue #10806, issue #9905: Fix subprocess pipes when some of the standard
file descriptors (0, 1, 2) are closed in the parent process. Initial
patch by Ross Lagerwall.