fork_processes() can leave orphan processes

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4/5
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3-5 days
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35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems

Research direction

Start by locating the Python implementation and callers of fork_processes(). Read how the parent handles signals and KeyboardInterrupt, then verify that interrupted or signaled parents do not leave child processes behind; add or update focused tests if the existing test suite covers this behavior.

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fork_processes() does not attempt to detect if the parent process receives a signal or a KeyboardInterrupt. As a result, if the parent process is killed with a signal or interrupted with Ctrl-C, it happily leaves around its children.

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