1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/vcl/unx/glxtest.cxx b/vcl/unx/glxtest.cxx
index b0cdde234c2b..70d34fb7318d 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/glxtest.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/glxtest.cxx
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
 #include <opengl/x11/glxtest.hxx>
 
 #ifdef __SUNPRO_CC
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+
 // stuff from glx.h
 typedef struct __GLXcontextRec *GLXContext;
 typedef XID GLXPixmap;
@@ -275,3 +279,15 @@ bool fire_glxtest_process()
   *glxtest_pid = pid;
   return true;
 }
+
+void reap_glxtest_process() {
+    pid_t * pid = getGlxPid();
+    if (*pid != 0) {
+        // Use WNOHANG, as it is probably better to have a (rather harmless) zombie child process
+        // hanging around for the duration of the calling process, than to potentially block the
+        // calling process here:
+        pid_t e = waitpid(*pid, nullptr, WNOHANG);
+        SAL_INFO_IF(
+            e <= 0, "vcl.opengl", "waiting for glxtest process " << *pid << " failed with " << e);
+    }
+}