Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:50:38 -0700 | From | "Ulrich Drepper" <> | Subject | Re: O_CAREFUL flag to disable open() side effects |
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On 7/27/06, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote: > Dumb thought: would it make sense to add an O_CAREFUL flag to open(), to > disable side effects?
Not that I don't want to be constructive, but this is something you'll likely never be able to specify with the needed level of accuray. What is careful? I can imagine all kinds ideas possible ways file systems and device drivers might want to use this.
Adding a separate interface taking a file name isn't high enough a price to open such a can of worms. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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