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diff --git a/include/ruby/internal/intern/process.h b/include/ruby/internal/intern/process.h
index 2b1005a205..cfa5e13162 100644
--- a/include/ruby/internal/intern/process.h
+++ b/include/ruby/internal/intern/process.h
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
* recursively included from extension libraries written in C++.
* Do not expect for instance `__VA_ARGS__` is always available.
* We assume C99 for ruby itself but we don't assume languages of
- * extension libraries. They could be written in C++98.
+ * extension libraries. They could be written in C++98.
* @brief Public APIs related to ::rb_mProcess.
*/
+#include "ruby/internal/attr/nonnull.h"
#include "ruby/internal/attr/noreturn.h"
#include "ruby/internal/config.h" /* rb_pid_t is defined here. */
#include "ruby/internal/dllexport.h"
@@ -28,17 +29,252 @@
RBIMPL_SYMBOL_EXPORT_BEGIN()
/* process.c */
+
+/**
+ * Wait for the specified process to terminate, reap it, and return its status.
+ *
+ * @param[in] pid The process ID to wait for.
+ * @param[in] flags The flags to pass to waitpid(2).
+ * @return VALUE An instance of Process::Status.
+ */
+VALUE rb_process_status_wait(rb_pid_t pid, int flags);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the "last status", or the `$?`.
+ *
+ * @param[in] status The termination status, as defined in `waitpid(3posix)`.
+ * @param[in] pid The last child of the current process.
+ * @post `$?` is updated.
+ */
void rb_last_status_set(int status, rb_pid_t pid);
+
+/**
+ * Queries the "last status", or the `$?`.
+ *
+ * @retval RUBY_Qnil The current thread has no dead children.
+ * @retval otherwise An instance of Process::Status describing the status of
+ * the child that was most recently `wait`-ed.
+ */
VALUE rb_last_status_get(void);
-int rb_proc_exec(const char*);
+
+RBIMPL_ATTR_NONNULL(())
+/**
+ * Executes a shell command.
+ *
+ * @warning THIS FUNCTION RETURNS on error!
+ * @param[in] cmd Passed to the shell.
+ * @retval -1 Something prevented the command execution.
+ * @post Upon successful execution this function doesn't return.
+ * @post In case it returns the `errno` is set properly.
+ */
+int rb_proc_exec(const char *cmd);
RBIMPL_ATTR_NORETURN()
-VALUE rb_f_exec(int, const VALUE*);
+/**
+ * Replaces the current process by running the given external command. This is
+ * the implementation of `Kernel#exec`.
+ *
+ * @param[in] argc Number of objects in `argv`.
+ * @param[in] argv Command and its options to execute.
+ * @exception rb_eTypeError Invalid options e.g. non-String argv.
+ * @exception rb_eArgError Invalid options e.g. redirection cycle.
+ * @exception rb_eNotImpError Not implemented e.g. no `setuid(2)`.
+ * @exception rb_eRuntimeError `Process::UID.switch` in operation.
+ * @exception rb_eSystemCallError `execve(2)` failed.
+ * @warning This function doesn't return.
+ * @warning On failure it raises. On success the process is replaced.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * @shyouhei have to say that the rdoc for `Kernel#exec` is fairly incomplete.
+ * AFAIK this function ultimately takes the following signature:
+ *
+ * ```rbs
+ * type boolx = bool | nil # != `boolish`
+ *
+ * type rlim_t = Integer # rlim_cur
+ * | [ Integer, Integer ] # rlim_cur, rlim_max
+ *
+ * type uid_t = String # e.g. "root"
+ * | Integer # e.g. 0
+ *
+ * type gid_t = String # e.g. "wheel"
+ * | Integer # e.g. 0
+ *
+ * type fmode = String # e.g. "rb"
+ * | Integer # e.g. O_RDONLY | O_BINARY
+ *
+ * type mode_t = Integer # e.g. 0644
+ *
+ * type pgrp = true # Creates a dedicated pgroup
+ * | 0 # ditto
+ * | nil # Uses the current one
+ * | Integer # Uses this specific pgroup
+ *
+ * type fd = :in # STDIN
+ * | :out # STDOUT
+ * | :err # STDERR
+ * | IO # This specific IO
+ * | Integer # A file descriptor of this #
+ *
+ * type src = fd | [ fd ]
+ * type dst = :close # Intuitive
+ * | fd # Intuitive
+ * | String # Open a file at this path
+ * | [ String ] # ... using O_RDONLY
+ * | [ String, fmode ] # ... using this mode
+ * | [ String, fmode, mode_t ] # ... with a permission
+ * | [ :child, fd ] # fd of child side
+ *
+ * type redir = Hash[ src, dst ]
+ *
+ * # ----
+ *
+ * # Key-value pair of environment variables
+ * type envp = Hash[ String, String ]
+ *
+ * # Actual name (and the name passed to the subprocess if any)
+ * type arg0 = String | [ String, String ]
+ *
+ * # Arbitrary string parameters
+ * type argv = String
+ *
+ * # Exec options:
+ * type argh = redir | {
+ * chdir: String, # Working directory
+ * close_others: boolx, # O_CLOEXEC like behaviour
+ * gid: gid_t, # setegid(2)
+ * pgrooup: pgrp, # setpgrp(2)
+ * rlimit_as: rlim_t, # setrlimit(2)
+ * rlimit_core: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_cpu: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_data: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_fsize: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_memlock: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_msgqueue: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_nice: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_nofile: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_nproc: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_rss: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_rtprio: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_rttime: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_sbsize: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_sigpending: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * rlimit_stack: rlim_t, # ditto
+ * uid: uid_t, # seteuid(2)
+ * umask: mode_t, # umask(2)
+ * unsetenv_others: boolx # Unset everything except the passed envp
+ * }
+ *
+ * # ====
+ *
+ * class Kernel
+ * def self?.exec
+ * : ( arg0 cmd, *argv args ) -> void
+ * | ( arg0 cmd, *argv args, argh opts) -> void
+ * | (envp env, arg0 cmd, *argv args ) -> void
+ * | (envp env, arg0 cmd, *argv args, argh opts) -> void
+ * end
+ * ```
+ */
+VALUE rb_f_exec(int argc, const VALUE *argv);
+
+/**
+ * Waits for a process, with releasing GVL.
+ *
+ * @param[in] pid Process ID.
+ * @param[out] status The wait status is filled back.
+ * @param[in] flags Wait options.
+ * @retval -1 System call failed, errno set.
+ * @retval 0 WNOHANG but no waitable children.
+ * @retval otherwise A process ID that was `wait()`-ed.
+ * @post Upon successful return `status` is updated to have the process'
+ * status.
+ * @note `status` can be NULL.
+ * @note The arguments are passed through to underlying system call(s).
+ * Can have special meanings. For instance passing `(rb_pid_t)-1`
+ * to `pid` means it waits for any processes, under
+ * POSIX-compliant situations.
+ */
rb_pid_t rb_waitpid(rb_pid_t pid, int *status, int flags);
+
+/**
+ * This is a shorthand of rb_waitpid without status and flags. It has been
+ * like this since the very beginning. The initial revision already did the
+ * same thing. Not sure why, then, it has been named `syswait`. AFAIK this is
+ * different from how `wait(3posix)` works.
+ *
+ * @param[in] pid Passed to rb_waitpid().
+ */
void rb_syswait(rb_pid_t pid);
-rb_pid_t rb_spawn(int, const VALUE*);
-rb_pid_t rb_spawn_err(int, const VALUE*, char*, size_t);
-VALUE rb_proc_times(VALUE);
+
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_f_exec(), except it spawns a child process instead of
+ * replacing the current one.
+ *
+ * @param[in] argc Number of objects in `argv`.
+ * @param[in] argv Command and its options to execute.
+ * @exception rb_eTypeError Invalid options e.g. non-String argv.
+ * @exception rb_eArgError Invalid options e.g. redirection cycle.
+ * @exception rb_eNotImpError Not implemented e.g. no `setuid(2)`.
+ * @exception rb_eRuntimeError `Process::UID.switch` in operation.
+ * @retval -1 Child process died for some reason.
+ * @retval otherwise The ID of the born child.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * This is _really_ identical to rb_f_exec() until ultimately calling the
+ * system call. Almost everything are shared among these two (and
+ * rb_f_system()).
+ */
+rb_pid_t rb_spawn(int argc, const VALUE *argv);
+
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_spawn(), except you can additionally know the detailed
+ * situation in case of abnormal parturitions.
+ *
+ * @param[in] argc Number of objects in `argv`.
+ * @param[in] argv Command and its options to execute.
+ * @param[out] errbuf Error description write-back buffer.
+ * @param[in] buflen Number of bytes of `errbuf`, including NUL.
+ * @exception rb_eTypeError Invalid options e.g. non-String argv.
+ * @exception rb_eArgError Invalid options e.g. redirection cycle.
+ * @exception rb_eNotImpError Not implemented e.g. no `setuid(2)`.
+ * @exception rb_eRuntimeError `Process::UID.switch` in operation.
+ * @retval -1 Child process died for some reason.
+ * @retval otherwise The ID of the born child.
+ * @post In case of `-1`, at most `buflen` bytes of the reason why is
+ * written back to `errbuf`.
+ */
+rb_pid_t rb_spawn_err(int argc, const VALUE *argv, char *errbuf, size_t buflen);
+
+/**
+ * Gathers info about resources consumed by the current process.
+ *
+ * @param[in] _ Not used. Pass anything.
+ * @return An instance of `Process::Tms`.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * This function might or might not exist depending on `./configure` result.
+ * It must be a portability hell. Better not use.
+ */
+VALUE rb_proc_times(VALUE _);
+
+/**
+ * "Detaches" a subprocess. In POSIX systems every child processes that a
+ * process creates must be `wait(2)`-ed. A child process that died yet has not
+ * been waited so far is called a "zombie", which more or less consumes
+ * resources. This function automates reclamation of such processes. Once
+ * after this function successfully returns you can basically forget about the
+ * child process.
+ *
+ * @param[in] pid Process to wait.
+ * @return An instance of ::rb_cThread which is `waitpid(2)`-ing `pid`.
+ * @post You can just forget about the return value. GC reclaims it.
+ * @post You can know the exit status by querying `#value` of the
+ * return value (which is a blocking operation).
+ */
VALUE rb_detach_process(rb_pid_t pid);
RBIMPL_SYMBOL_EXPORT_END()