Added demo program directly quoted from link:
$ make $ ./forktest if you hit 'm', it will do the fork in the main thread, and work successfully. if you hit the spacebar, it will create a thread and do the fork in there. and crash. ** Attachment added: "forktest.zip" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/936132/+attachment/2882997/+files/forktest.zip -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/936132 Title: gnome-shell crashed with SIGSEGV in __fork() To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/936132/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

