linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/13] android/sync: use get_unused_fd_flags(0) instead of get_unused

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Date:	Tue, 2 Jul 2013 15:22:08 -0700
From:	Erik Gilling <konkers@...roid.com>
To:	Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@...eya.com>,
	Colin Cross <ccross@...gle.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/13] android/sync: use get_unused_fd_flags(0) instead of get_unused_fd()

On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@...eya.com> wrote:
>  static long sync_fence_ioctl_merge(struct sync_fence *fence, unsigned long arg)
>  {
> -       int fd = get_unused_fd();
> +       int fd = get_unused_fd_flags(0);

I think we should use O_CLOEXEC here.  Colin and I can't think of any
case where one would want keep fences across exec.

Cheers,
   Erik
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