> > > > This might be "good enough" -- we err on the safe side, and only leave
> > > > some subprocesses not killed in rare situations.  Does this strategy
> > > > solve the problem which started this bug report?
> >
> > You didn't answer that question, but I assume the answer is YES.
> >
> It should fix the problem, yes.

Well, I'd prefer a test, to be sure.

Next few days I will be spending less time on this. I'll have something testable
a few days after Christmas.

Btw, if the patch is going to be substantial, we will need legal
paperwork from you, before we can accept the code.
Yes, I know. This is forming to be larger than I initially thought. Maybe once
I am done we can evaluate just how big the change set is and I'll do the
paperwork if needed.