news note for r63052

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index fdd4b89c4542b4e36545d75e766bb15788f94681..8b32d6172029e69e908358dcf0c4f43a0659651a 100644 (file)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ Library
   redundant ":443" port number designation when the connection is using the
   default https port (443).
 
+- Issue #874900: after an os.fork() call the threading module state is cleaned
+  up in the child process to prevent deadlock and report proper thread counts
+  if the new process uses the threading module.
+
 Tests
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