document that fork doesn't copy other threads

git-svn-id: http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/branches/ruby_1_8@9571 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/process.c b/process.c
index 8a01eee3f..8f1a6fd77 100644
--- a/process.c
+++ b/process.c
@@ -1256,6 +1256,9 @@ rb_f_exec(argc, argv)
  *  of its children or use <code>Process.detach</code> to register
  *  disinterest in their status; otherwise, the operating system
  *  may accumulate zombie processes.
+ *
+ *  The thread calling fork is the only thread in the created child process.
+ *  fork doesn't copy other threads.
  */
 
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