Re: [patch 7/8] fdmap v2 - implement sys_socket2

[Alan Cox]

> Alan, prctl() things are usually inherited at fork()/exec() time.

You want them inherited at fork time.

> If you fork() from a new application , then exec an old one 
> (eventually a statically linked program), we have a problem ?

Only if you decide not to reset the value. There are lots of things we do
inherit and lots we don't.

Alan
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