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Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: add FD_CLOFORK and O_CLOFORK
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Le samedi 07 mai 2011 =C3=A0 14:22 +0800, Changli Gao a =C3=A9crit :

> It seems more clear. Thanks.
>=20
> BTW: I will work on F_CLOSFD after this patch accepted. It is useful
> to close all the opened file descriptors when programing a daemon.
>=20

I am sure the following idea already was discussed in the past :

Embed the close_on_exec / close_on_close bits in the low order bits of
file pointers.

Might be interesting to raise it again.