The function `CreateProcess` is not itself unsafe to call from many threads, the
article in question is pointing out that handles can be inherited by unintended
child processes. This is basically the same race as the standard Unix
open-then-set-cloexec race.
Since the intention of the lock is to protect children from inheriting
unintended handles, the lock is now lifted out to before the creation of the
child I/O handles (which will all be inheritable). This will ensure that we only
have one process in Rust at least creating inheritable handles at a time,
preventing unintended inheritance to children.
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