linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/18] flag parameters: epoll

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Date:	Tue, 06 May 2008 14:06:29 -0700
From:	Matthew Helsley <matthltc@...ibm.com>
To:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, davidel@...ilserver.org,
	mtk.manpages@...il.com, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/18] flag parameters: epoll_create


On Sun, 2008-05-04 at 23:42 -0400, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> This patch adds the new epoll_create2 syscall.  It extends the old epoll_create
> syscall by one parameter which is meant to hold a flag value.  In this
> patch the only flag support is EPOLL_CLOEXEC which causes the close-on-exec
> flag for the returned file descriptor to be set.

Davide, Ulrich,

	A minor question: Why did you choose to pass the seemingly useless
"size" parameter into the new epoll_create2 system call? I did some
googling for previous threads with this series and couldn't find a
discussion on why you chose to keep it.

Cheers,
	-Matt Helsley

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