linux-kernel - Re: [RFC/PATCH] revoke/frevoke system calls V2

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Date:	08 Aug 2006 19:02:15 +0300
From:	Kari Hurtta <hurtta+gmane@...lo.fmi.fi>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject:  Re: [RFC/PATCH] revoke/frevoke system calls V2

"Pekka Enberg" <penberg@...helsinki.fi> writes:

> On 8/8/06, Chase Venters <chase.venters@...entec.com> wrote:
> > IIRC, it returns EBADF because the file actually gets closed. The file
> > descriptor, on the other hand, is permanently leaked.
> >
> > Have these details changed?
> 
> No. Your description is accurate.
> 
>                                              Pekka

So application can not close() it and recover file description?

/ Kari Hurtta

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