netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] net/unix: Allow Unix sockets to be treated like normal files

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Message-Id: <20101027.193212.193709254.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:32:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	x@...fhansen.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] net/unix: Allow Unix sockets to be treated like
 normal files

From: x@...fhansen.com
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:24:29 +0000

> Resent.  Is there anything else I need to do for this patch to get reviewed
> and/or merged?  Any comments by anyone?

I don't like this idea at all.

I remember there is a reason why similar things are not allowed for
sockets, it causes all sorts of problems although I forget the exact
details.

Take a look at net/socket.c:sock_no_open(), for example.

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