Re: [PATCH] alternative to sys_indirect, part 1

From: Alan Cox
Date: Thu Apr 24 2008 - 11:55:55 EST


> Alan Cox wrote:
> > Kernel socket type values are assigned by the kernel team so that
> > isn't a problem.
>
> Again, it's not about assigned values. It about those not yet assigned.

Earth calling Ulrich, Earth calling Ulrich...

"Kernel socket type values are assigned by the kernel team so that isn't a
problem."

Believe it or not we have the compute capability between us to not
accidentally reassign values we assigned to one thing to something else.

> Oh really? You open a server socket, use fcntl(FD_CLOEXEC), and then
> accept().

And your behaviour just became OS specific....

Alan
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