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SubjectRe: O_CLOEXEC / MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC documentation
Ulrich,

> On 9/5/07, Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net> wrote:
> > O_CLOEXEC (Since Linux 2.6.23)
> > Enable the close-on-exec flag for the new file
> > descriptor. This is useful in multithreaded programs
> > since using a separate fcntl(2) F_SETFD operation to
> > set the FD_CLOEXEC flag does not suffice to avoid race
> > conditions in multithreaded programs where one thread
> > opens a file descriptor at the same time as another
> > thread does a fork(2) plus execve(2).
>
> Correct,

Good. Thanks.

> although you might want to reconsider the repetition of "in
> multithreaded programs".

Yes.

> Plus, it's also useful in other programs since it avoids the
> additional system call to fcntl.

Okay, I may add some words about this.

Cheers,

Michael
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