1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
index 7bda412..37c9a10 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 # Licensed to PSF under a Contributor Agreement.
 #
 
+import io
 import os
+import pickle
 import sys
 import signal
 import errno
@@ -44,6 +46,15 @@ class ForkingPickler(Pickler):
     def register(cls, type, reduce):
         cls._extra_reducers[type] = reduce
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def dumps(obj):
+        buf = io.BytesIO()
+        ForkingPickler(buf, pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL).dump(obj)
+        return buf.getbuffer()
+
+    loads = pickle.loads
+
+
 def _reduce_method(m):
     if m.__self__ is None:
         return getattr, (m.__class__, m.__func__.__name__)