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

[Davide Libenzi]

On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, Ulrich Drepper wrote:

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> Eric Dumazet wrote:
> > eventfd2(int count, int oflags);
> > 
> > signalfd2(int ufd, sigset_t __user *user_mask, size_t sizemask, int oflags);
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> > timerfd2(int ufd, int clockid, int flags,const struct itimerspec __user *utmr, int oflags) ...
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> These aren't released yet, so, change them now before it's too late.

Linus, Andrew, would it be OK to change?



> And to add to your list:
> 
> epoll_create().  Important if you think that's the interface people
> should use.

Can't we leave it as is, and use sys_nonseqfd() for those? So basically:

pipe(2)			-> Use sys_nonseqfd
epoll_create(2)		-> Use sys_nonseqfd
accept(2)		-> Inherit the "origin" fd characteristics
open(2)			-> Add O_NONSEQFD
socket(2)		-> Introduce socket2()



- Davide


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