netdev - Re: Files, sockets, and closing

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Message-ID: <p73wst8o2o9.fsf@bingen.suse.de>
Date:	Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:03:34 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Files, sockets, and closing


This particular problem has come up many times over the years. So far
the standard strategy has been to ignore it. It's doubtful that the
complexity needed for a fix is worth it.

Workaround at user space level: call shutdown() first instead of close()

-Andi
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