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Date:	Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:22:59 -0700
From:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] reintroduce accept4

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Andrew Morton wrote:
> I'll confess to not having a clue what's going on here.

It has been discussed at length.  accept created file descriptors and we
need flags for tis.

>> #elif __i386__
>> #define SYS_ACCEPT4     18
>> #define USE_SOCKETCALL 1
>> #define SOCK_CLOEXEC O_CLOEXEC
>> #else
> 
> Well.  This doesn't actually agree with the kernel patch.

What doesn't agree?


> I'd suggest that i386 is sufficiently common to warrant its inclusion
> in the initial patch.

The x86 code is included.  x86 uses socketcall instead of a syscall.

I changed all paccept occurrences in the tree, not just x86-64.

- --
➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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