bpo-44935: enable posix_spawn() on Solaris (GH-27795)

kulikjak · web-flow · commit b1930bf75f27 · 2021-08-17T11:09:48.000-07:00
Enable posix_spawn() on Solaris
diff --git a/Lib/subprocess.py b/Lib/subprocess.py
@@ -660,8 +660,9 @@ def _use_posix_spawn():
         # os.posix_spawn() is not available
         return False
 
-    if sys.platform == 'darwin':
-        # posix_spawn() is a syscall on macOS and properly reports errors
+    if sys.platform in ('darwin', 'sunos5'):
+        # posix_spawn() is a syscall on both macOS and Solaris,
+        # and properly reports errors
         return True
 
     # Check libc name and runtime libc version
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-08-17-16-01-44.bpo-44935.roUl0G.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-08-17-16-01-44.bpo-44935.roUl0G.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+:mod:`subprocess` on Solaris now also uses :func:`os.posix_spawn()` for
+better performance.

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	`1`	+:mod:`subprocess` on Solaris now also uses :func:`os.posix_spawn()` for
	`2`	`+better performance.`