What do the individual flags mean and do in clone()? The clone() system call has several flags that will indicate how much will be shared between threads. Below you will find a table listing each flag, its function & its implementation status. Flag Status Description CLONE_VM Done Share data and stack CLONE_FS Done Share filesystem info CLONE_FILES Done Share open files CLONE_SIGHAND Done Share signals CLONE_PID Almost Done Share PID with parent (problems with /proc and signals go to parent) [Previous Page] [First Page] [Dictionary] [Email Author] [Next Page]