[Pdx-pm] forking

[Michael G Schwern]

Michael Rasmussen wrote:
> Consider this code representation:
> 
> while( database_query ) {
> 
>   bunch of stuff
> 
>   if(my $pid = fork) {
>      parent processing
>   } else { # child stuff follows
>      if( ! $test_target ) {
>             print "WTF? No $test_target?\n";
>             $ret = test_it($test_target);
>             exit $ret;
>      }
>   }
> }
> 
> At this point you may be chuckling, scratching your head, wiping beverages off the
> monitor or ...

Or having no idea.  I give, what's the gag?


> If you're scratching your head study the code until the light goes on.  It is not
> recommended to implement a test case to see what happens.  This is especially not
> recommended if you like your database or the responsiveness of your system.