linux-kernel - Re: Where is the new timerfd?

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Date:	Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:38:36 -0800
From:	"Ulrich Drepper" <drepper@...il.com>
To:	"Davide Libenzi" <davidel@...ilserver.org>
Cc:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Michael Kerrisk" <mtk.manpages@...glemail.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Where is the new timerfd?

On Nov 23, 2007 9:29 AM, Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org> wrote:
> Yes, it's disabled, and yes, I'll repost today ...

I haven't seen the patch and don't feel like searching.  So I say it
here: please mak sure you add a flags parameter to the system call
itself (instead of adding it on as for eventfd and signalfd).  We need
to be able to use O_CLOEXEC some way or another.
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