multiprocessing module backport from 3 to 2.7 - spawn feature

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Sturla Molden <sturla.molden at gmail.com>:

> Only a handful of POSIX functions are required to be "fork safe", i.e.
> callable on each side of a fork without an exec.

That is a pretty surprising statement. Forking without an exec is a
routine way to do multiprocessing.

I understand there are things to consider, but all system calls are
available and safe.


Marko