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Eric Dumazet wrote:
> 1) Can the fd passing with recvmsg() on AF_UNIX also gets O_CLOEXEC
> support ?
Already there, see MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC.
> 2) Why this O_NONBLOCK ability is needed for sockets ? Is it a security
> issue, and if yes could you remind it to me ?
No security issue. But look at any correct network program, all need to
set the mode to non-blocking. Adding this support to the syscall comes
at almost no cost and it cuts the cost for every program down by one or
two syscalls.
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➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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