Re: open() on sockets (was: Linux 2.4.0-test1ac7)

From: H. Peter Anvin (hpa@zytor.com)
Date: Wed May 31 2000 - 15:08:35 EST

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By author: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> 2.4.0-test1-ac7
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> o Stop open() on sockets (Chris Wedgewood)
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I'm confused about this one. I always thought supporting open() on
Unix domain sockets would be a great idea -- there is a number of
things that you can do elegantly that way which you otherwise wouldn't
be able to do. What is wrong with it?

-hpa

-- <hpa@transmeta.com> at work, <hpa@zytor.com> in private! "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot."

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