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    Problem Report Number 1344
    Submitter's Classification Test Suite problem
    State Resolved
    Resolution Test Suite Deficiency (TSD)
    Problem Resolution ID TSD.X.0626
    Raised 1970-01-01 08:00
    Updated 2003-03-13 08:00
    Published 1997-06-26 08:00
    Product Standard Internationalised System Calls and Libraries Extended (UNIX 95)
    Certification Program The Open Brand certification program
    Test Suite VSU version 4.1.1
    Test Identification base/execl 2
    Problem Summary TSD4U.00191 This test may fail on implementations where the child does not have enough time to set up the signal handler.
    Problem Text
    This is a problem of missing synchonisation between parent and child
    process. The parent process forks a child, that executes program 'check'.
    Program check initializes a signal routine for SIGINT.

    The parent sleeps 2 seconds and then sends the interrupt character.

    On our slow machines fork/exec and setup of the SIGINT handler sometimes
    takes longer than these 2 seconds. This results in 'Child
    terminated due to signal 2'.

    There should be a kind of synchonisation between parent and child processes.

    The same is true for

    fexecl 2
    fexecle 2
    fexeclp 2
    fexecv 2
    fexecve 2
    fexecvp 2
    Test Output
    15|0 1.10 1|TCM Start
    400|0 2 1 12:16:15|IC Start
    200|0 1 12:16:15|TP Start
    520|0 1 400 1 1|SPEC1170TESTSUITE CASE 2
    520|0 1 400 1 2|On a successful call to int execl(const
    520|0 1 400 1 3|char *path, const char *arg0, .../*, (char *)0 */) the
    520|0 1 400 1 4|new process shall inherit its controlling terminal
    520|0 1 400 1 5|from the calling process image.
    520|0 1 401 1 1|PREP: Open communication pipe for exec process
    520|0 1 402 1 1|PREP: Open master side of pseudo terminal
    520|0 1 402 1 2|PREP: Create session
    520|0 1 402 1 3|PREP: Open slave side as controlling terminal
    520|0 1 402 1 4|PREP: Connect exec-ed process' pipe to stdout
    520|0 1 404 1 1|PREP: Check slave is controlling terminal
    520|0 1 404 1 2|PREP: Construct exec path
    520|0 1 404 1 3|PREP: Issue execl
    520|0 1 402 2 1|PREP: Ignore SIGINT
    520|0 1 402 2 2|PREP: Send interrupt character to controlling terminal
    520|0 1 402 2 3|PREP: Wait for exec-ed process to exit
    520|0 1 402 2 4|ERROR: Child terminated due to signal 2
    520|0 1 401 2 1|CLEANUP: Close pipe
    220|0 1 2 12:16:20|UNRESOLVED
    410|0 2 1 12:16:20|IC End

    Review Information

    Review Type TSMA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Recommendation No Resolution Given
    Review Response
    We agree this is a test suite deficiency in the test
    suite version(s) listed.

    Note that this recommendation only applies for execl, test 2, since
    that is the only journal provided.

    Review Type SA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Resolution Test Suite Deficiency (TSD)
    Review Conclusion
    This is an agreed Test Suite Deficiency.

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