BUG: "time" command adding to wrong process.

[James Bonfield]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i486
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i486' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i486-pc-linux-gnu' 
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL 
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I.  -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib   -g -O2 -Wall
uname output: Linux deskpro102485 2.6.32-41-generic-pae #94-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 
6 17:08:20 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i486-pc-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 4.1
Patch Level: 5
Release Status: release

Description:
        If I have a process running in the background that finishes
        while I have a foreground process being timed using the
        builtin time command, then the CPU time of the background task
        is erroneously added on to the foreground task. This does not
        happen if the background task ends after the foreground task.


Repeat-By:
        $ cat ~/tmp/loop.c
        int main(int argc, char **argv) {
            int i, j, x = 0;
            int N = atoi(argv[1]);
            int M = 1000000;
            for (i = 0; i < N; i++)
                for (j = 0; j < M; j++)
                    x += i*j;
            return 0;
        }
        $ gcc -g ~/tmp/loop.c

        $ ./a.out 1000 & time ./a.out 1100
        [3] 14577
        [3]   Done                    ./a.out 1000
        
        real    0m2.512s
        user    0m4.772s
        sys     0m0.008s

        $ ./a.out 1200 & time ./a.out 1100
        [3] 14579
        
        real    0m2.528s
        user    0m2.520s
        sys     0m0.000s
        $

        Using a subshell avoids the problem:

        $ ./a.out 1000 & (time ./a.out 1100)
        [3] 14589
        
        real    0m2.548s
        user    0m2.536s
        sys     0m0.000s
        [3]   Done                    ./a.out 1000

        $ (./a.out 1000 &); time ./a.out 1100
        
        real    0m2.502s
        user    0m2.492s
        sys     0m0.004s

        Is this an issue with process groups?



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