Re: epoll design problems with common fork/exec patterns

Davide Libenzi
2008-02-28T19:34:32Z

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Michael Kerrisk wrote:

> Davide,
>
> with the earlier discussion in this thread in mind, I added a Q0/A0 to
> epoll.7, just make the point about keys clear:
>
>
> Q0 What is the key used to distinguish the file descrip-
> tors in an epoll set?
>
> A0 The key is the combination of the file descriptor
> number and the open file description (also known as
> "open file handle", the kernel's internal representa-
> tion of an open file).
>
> Does that seem okay?

Looks fine to me! We need to clarify better Q6 WRT fork().

- Davide