The open() system call in f8 really broken...

Oliver Falk oliver at linux-kernel.at
Thu Aug 16 15:31:02 UTC 2007


On 08/16/2007 05:20 PM, Steve Dickson wrote:
> Oliver Falk wrote:
>>> *Anything* is better than having glibc calling abort()... imho...
>>
>> Wouldn't most programs - I can think of some big commercial DB - then
>> abort as well?
> Letting commercial DB abort is much different than having glibc abort
> They are making the decision on what to do, not glibc. Leaving those
> types of decisions in the handles of the apps is much better than
> having glibc playing God.. imho...

<fun mode>
In both cases the process would no longer run... And glibc is god when
it comes to open and glibc's god is kernel. :-P
</fun mode>

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