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\end{itemize}
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\item There are also \texttt{wait3} and \texttt{wait4} calls. These are more
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generic versions, also allowing to gather resource utilization statistics from
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-exited child.
+exited child. These are non-standard.
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+\item There is also \texttt{waitid} syscall with more direct/exposed semantics
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+of the child status and information about signals.
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\item A parent should always call one of the wait functions otherwise the system
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will accumulate \emph{zombies} -- terminated processes that occupy process table
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slots only to be waited for by their parents. Zombies could eventually exhaust
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