[bug #65890] xargs keeps child processes in zombie state before starting a new process

Paulo César Pereira de Andrade <[email protected]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:27:00 -0400 (EDT)
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Follow-up Comment #4, bug #65890 (group findutils):=0A=0AI agree it is more=
 of an aesthetic suggestion and not a *true* bug.=0AThe user had a somewhat=
 uncommon usage, where it should be running all the=0Atime in a command lin=
e, and then, always had a zombie process.=0AThe patch was just a suggestion=
 of a possible quick fix, but acknowledging it=0Ais incorrect.=0AIn https:/=
/redhat.atlassian.net/browse/RHEL-27230?focusedCommentId=3D4321804 I=0Asaid=
:=0A> Possibly the proper patch should both, not call wait_for_proc as it h=
as async=0A> unsafe calls, and possibly, instead of one as wait_for_proc ar=
gument, use the=0A> value of --max-args/-n. Or, it might have some exclusiv=
e condition.=0A=0A=0A    __________________________________________________=
_____=0A=0AReply to this item at:=0A=0A  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?65=
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