1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Spawn.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Spawn.pm
index 66dce335..83730302 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Spawn.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Spawn.pm
@@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ int public_inbox_fork_exec(int in, int out, int err,
                  REDIR(out, 1);
                  REDIR(err, 2);
                  for (sig = 1; sig < NSIG; sig++)
-                        signal(sig, SIG_DFL); /* ignore errorrs on signals */
-                ret = sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &old, NULL);
-                if (ret != 0) xerr("sigprocmask failed in vfork child");
+                        signal(sig, SIG_DFL); /* ignore errors on signals */
+                /*
+                 * don't bother unblocking, we don't want signals
+                 * to the group taking out a subprocess
+                 */
                  execve(filename, argv, envp);
                  xerr("execve failed");
          }