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

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Message-ID: <18026.15766.574693.200636@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com>
Date:	Sat, 9 Jun 2007 15:41:42 +1000
From:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
To:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>,
	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>,
	Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>,
	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

Davide Libenzi writes:

> The only reason we use a floating base, is because Uli preferred to have 
> non-exactly predictable fd allocations. There no reason of re-doing the 
> same POSIX mistake all over again:

Why must everything that makes things a bit simpler and more
predictable for application programmers be called a "mistake"?

Paul.
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