news for 6643

gpshead · gpshead · commit 4d4196890494 · 2011-01-03T21:09:23.000Z
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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+- Issue #6643: Reinitialize locks held within the threading module after fork
+  to avoid a potential rare deadlock or crash on some platforms.
+
 - Issue #10806, issue #9905: Fix subprocess pipes when some of the standard
   file descriptors (0, 1, 2) are closed in the parent process.  Initial
   patch by Ross Lagerwall.
