Further clue: kill ssh session and log back in later, and ps output
[from a different pty] is normal.
> [jgarzik@brutus jgarzik]$ ps xf
> PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
> 15858 pts/0 S 0:00 -bash
> 15889 pts/0 S 0:02 /bin/sh /usr/bin/rpm-rebuilder
> 21855 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ /usr/lib/rpm/rpmb -bb --clean --rmspec --rmsource
> 21863 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh -e /tmp/rpm/tmp/rpm-tmp.70455
> 25822 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ make
> 25823 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ make all-recursive
> 25824 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh -c set fnord w; amf=$2;
> 25840 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh -c set fnord w; amf=$
> 25841 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ make all
> 25842 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh -c set fnord
> 2530 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh -c set fn
> 2531 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ make all
> 3802 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh .
> 4041 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ gcc -
> 4043 pts/0 R 0:01 \_ /
> 4044 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ a
> 2801 pts/2 S 0:00 -bash
> 2777 pts/1 S 0:00 -bash
> 4045 pts/1 R 0:00 ps xf
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