linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf: add close()/closedir() calls when needed

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Message-ID: <20100107212912.GB10344@brick.ozlabs.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 8 Jan 2010 08:29:12 +1100
From:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
To:	unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, mingo@...e.hu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf: add close()/closedir() calls when needed

On Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 07:40:46PM +0300, Alexander Beregalov wrote:

> Close file and directory descriptors before exiting or dying.

Your patch description doesn't say why that's a good thing to do, and
it's not obvious to me at least.  Please explain the motivation in
your patch description.

Paul.
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