From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS22989 209.51.188.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.6 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 403F120248 for ; Sun, 24 Mar 2019 21:52:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:32910 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h8B2A-00020F-IJ for normalperson@yhbt.net; Sun, 24 Mar 2019 17:52:02 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:51046) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h8B1j-0001kg-Qi for bug-gnulib@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Mar 2019 17:51:38 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h8Aoi-0003gF-4a for bug-gnulib@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Mar 2019 17:38:08 -0400 Received: from 216-12-86-13.cv.mvl.ntelos.net ([216.12.86.13]:36180 helo=brightrain.aerifal.cx) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h8Aoh-0003em-PB for bug-gnulib@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Mar 2019 17:38:08 -0400 Received: from dalias by brightrain.aerifal.cx with local (Exim 3.15 #2) id 1h8Aob-0005mU-00; Sun, 24 Mar 2019 21:38:01 +0000 Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 17:38:01 -0400 From: Rich Felker To: Bruno Haible Subject: Re: [musl] Re: posix_spawn_file_actions_add* functions on musl libc Message-ID: <20190324213801.GT23599@brightrain.aerifal.cx> References: <17480807.kbxdrRNLtY@omega> <20190324141658.GR23599@brightrain.aerifal.cx> <1764808.lGQ7o5Mx7G@omega> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1764808.lGQ7o5Mx7G@omega> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 216.12.86.13 X-BeenThere: bug-gnulib@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Gnulib discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: musl@lists.openwall.com, bug-gnulib@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnulib-bounces+normalperson=yhbt.net@gnu.org Sender: "bug-gnulib" On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 07:23:16PM +0100, Bruno Haible wrote: > Hi Rich, > > > -- it would preclude advance creation of a file actions object which > > will open or dup onto high fd numbers at a later time after the rlimit > > has been increased. > > This is a highly theoretical use-case, isn't it? > > If you think POSIX should not specify things the way it does, please > report it to the Austin Group. If you read the rest of my email beyond the 2.5 lines quoted above, I said it's not clear to me that POSIX requires what you think it does in this case. If you disagree with that, we should open a request for interpretation. Rich