JDK-8214454 : Release Note: POSIX_SPAWN Option on Linux
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 11.0.10-oracle,12
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Delivered
  • Submitted: 2018-11-28
  • Updated: 2020-09-02
  • Resolved: 2018-12-05
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11.0.10-oracleResolved 12Resolved
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JDK-8212828 - (process) Provide a way for Runtime.exec to use posix_spawn on linux
Description
As an additional way to launch processes on Linux, the `jdk.lang.Process.launchMechanism` property can be set to `POSIX_SPAWN`. This option has been available for a long time on other *nix platforms. The default launch mechanism (`VFORK`) on Linux is unchanged, so this additional option does not affect existing installations.

`POSIX_SPAWN` mitigates rare pathological cases when spawning child processes, but it has not yet been excessively tested. Prudence is advised when using `POSIX_SPAWN` in productive installations.
Comments
The case is not specified. (There is no spec, only release notes). It is only understood by the implementation. The values are defined using an enum as upper case. And the implementation forces the input to upper case before doing the lookup.
06-12-2018
@David: Both are valid. Case is ignored.
06-12-2018
Is the value POSIX_SPAWN or posix_spawn? ditto for VFORK versus vfork.
05-12-2018
This probably needs further explanation as to the difference in the mechanisms and why you would want to use one or the other.
30-11-2018