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Fix an incorrect comment on spawn_func

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spawn_func calls pthread_create on unix, not fork

Fix on existing code split out of compat.c into
compat_pthreads.c in c2f0d52b7f
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teor 2015-06-03 03:39:34 +10:00
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o Minor fixes (threads, comments):
- Fix an incorrect comment on spawn_func in compat_pthreads.c.
spawn_func calls pthread_create on unix, not fork
Patch by "teor".
Bugfix on unknown tor version (existing code split out of
compat.c into compat_pthreads.c in c2f0d52b7fb9 on 22 Sep 2013).

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@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ static pthread_attr_t attr_detached;
static int threads_initialized = 0;
/** Minimalist interface to run a void function in the background. On
* Unix calls fork, on win32 calls beginthread. Returns -1 on failure.
* Unix calls pthread_create, on win32 calls beginthread. Returns -1 on
* failure.
* func should not return, but rather should call spawn_exit.
*
* NOTE: if <b>data</b> is used, it should not be allocated on the stack,