csci4061/notes/04-making-processes-code/helicopter-parent.c
Michael Zhang 041f660ccd
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2018-01-29 17:28:37 -06:00

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// demonstrate non-blocking waitpid() in excess
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main(int argc, char* argv){
char *child_argv[] = {"./complain",NULL};
char *child_cmd = "complain";
printf("PARENT: Junior is about to '%s', I'll keep an eye on him\n",
child_cmd);
pid_t child_pid = fork();
// CHILD CODE
if(child_pid == 0){
printf("CHILD: I'm %d and I'm about to '%s'\n",
getpid(), child_cmd);
execvp(child_cmd, child_argv);
}
// PARENT CODE
int status;
int checked = 0;
while(1){
int cpid = waitpid(child_pid,&status,WNOHANG); // Check if child done, but don't actually wait
if(cpid == child_pid){ // Child did finish
break;
}
printf("Oh, junior's taking so long. Is he among the 50%% of people that are below average?\n");
checked++;
}
printf("PARENT: Good job junior. I only checked on you %d times.\n",checked);
return 0;
}