Spork: A posix_spawn you can use as a fork
In the over 50 years since its introduction, the fork system call has evolved from a simple system call into a slow, complex behemoth that pervades many operating system (OS) primitives and hinders the implementation of superior OS concepts. There exists a multitude of issues with the fork system call, and programmers are encouraged to use alternatives such as posix_spawn. However, migration to new APIs is not happening, as shown by the analysis in this paper.
Authors
- Timo Hönig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1818-0869)
- Manuel Vögele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8469-0801)
- Christopher Thomas
Institutions
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3713082.3730396
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung