linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add cloexec information to fdinfo

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Message-ID: <BANLkTi=pUZnhBa9W0eobQ_RWQGtMZ3u6Eg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:05:18 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...adia.org>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rientjes@...gle.com,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, wilsons@...rt.ca
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add cloexec information to fdinfo

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> So at least O_CLOEXEC seems to have a real reason, and fits the
> existing model. I think a patch like the attached would be ok. Does
> that work for you? It's entirely untested here.

Ok, minimally tested now, it seems to work from the one trivial
test-case I wrote for it.

I'm not going to commit it, but if others think this is a reasonable
thing to do and remind me during the next merge window, we can do it
then.

                        Linus
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