JDK-8212831 : Make posix_spawn a launch option on Linux
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.net
  • Affected Version: 12
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: linux
  • CPU: x86_64
  • Submitted: 2018-10-23
  • Updated: 2018-10-26
  • Resolved: 2018-10-23
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-8212828 - (process) Provide a way for Runtime.exec to use posix_spawn on linux
Description
ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
Applies to Linux 32- and 64-bit.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Introduce posix_spawn as a launch option for ProcessImpl on Linux.  Previously only vfork and fork were supported.

The default should continue to be vfork until sufficient testing can be done.
Comments
Another issue has been created to address this, so closing this as duplicate.
23-10-2018