netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] avoid OPEN_MAX in SCM_MAX

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Date:	Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:52:22 +0100
From:	Olaf Kirch <okir@....de>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] avoid OPEN_MAX in SCM_MAX_FD

On Wednesday 14 March 2007 02:15, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Sure. I'm just saying that some people may use OPEN_MAX the way I know
> people use PATH_MAX - whether it's what you're supposed to or not.

glibc removed OPEN_MAX from its header files several years ago. If you
want to find a piece of code that still uses it, it's most likely something
that hasn't seen a compiler in years - and will likely continue to do
so.

Olaf
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