linux-kernel - Re: [patch 7/8] fdmap v2

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0706071212040.6445@alien.or.mcafeemobile.com>
Date:	Thu, 7 Jun 2007 12:12:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>
To:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
cc:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [patch 7/8] fdmap v2 - implement sys_socket2

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, Ulrich Drepper wrote:

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> Davide Libenzi wrote:
> >> And to add to your list:
> >>
> >> epoll_create().  Important if you think that's the interface people
> >> should use.
> > 
> > Can't we leave it as is, and use sys_nonseqfd() for those? So basically:
> 
> The problem is O_CLOEXEC.  They are all racy and if we add a variant
> with flags then we might as well support O_NONSEQFD as well.

Ahh, I forgot the original O_CLOEXEC atomicity. Right.



- Davide


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