From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 31 16:12:06 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69C4E106566B for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:12:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from relay02.kiev.sovam.com (relay02.kiev.sovam.com [62.64.120.197]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F4CD8FC1E for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:12:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from [212.82.216.226] (helo=skuns.kiev.zoral.com.ua) by relay02.kiev.sovam.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1JgMc8-000Ive-Ce for current@freebsd.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:12:05 +0300 Received: from deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (root@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua [10.1.1.148]) by skuns.kiev.zoral.com.ua (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m2VGBwxC085033 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:11:59 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: from deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (kostik@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m2VGBmUK073396; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:11:48 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) Received: (from kostik@localhost) by deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m2VGBmuW073369; Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:11:48 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from kostikbel@gmail.com) X-Authentication-Warning: deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua: kostik set sender to kostikbel@gmail.com using -f Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:11:48 +0300 From: Kostik Belousov To: Garrett Wollman Message-ID: <20080331161148.GN21209@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> References: <20080331153006.GK21209@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <200803311557.m2VFvm3w044000@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="3FyYKcuUbgqNYeqV" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200803311557.m2VFvm3w044000@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.91.2, clamav-milter version 0.91.2 on skuns.kiev.zoral.com.ua X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4 (2008-01-01) on skuns.kiev.zoral.com.ua X-Scanner-Signature: b88a486dba0f71889b871e8b63a4ea3b X-DrWeb-checked: yes X-SpamTest-Envelope-From: kostikbel@gmail.com X-SpamTest-Group-ID: 00000000 X-SpamTest-Header: Not Detected X-SpamTest-Info: Profiles 2531 [Mar 31 2008] X-SpamTest-Info: helo_type=3 X-SpamTest-Method: none X-SpamTest-Rate: 0 X-SpamTest-Status: Not detected X-SpamTest-Status-Extended: not_detected X-SpamTest-Version: SMTP-Filter Version 3.0.0 [0278], KAS30/Release Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Openat() and fexecve() committed X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:12:06 -0000 --3FyYKcuUbgqNYeqV Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 11:57:48AM -0400, Garrett Wollman wrote: > In article <20080331153006.GK21209@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua>, > kostikbel@gmail.com writes: >=20 > >This is a notice for the list that the implementation of the openat(2) > >and accompanied syscalls, among them fexecve(2), as specified in The > >Open Group document titled "Extended API Set Part 2", is committed today > >into the HEAD. Besides (now) FreeBSD, the functionality is implemented > >on Linux, and I believe that it originated on Solaris. >=20 > Please note that the exact requirements for these functions have been > altered somewhat in the Austin Group, so additional work is likely to > be required for POSIX.1-2008 compliance. Where is the 2008 version ? The unix.org provides only the SUSv3 TC 1 & 2, at least at the obvious locations. >=20 > >gives the error EACCESS on both Linux and FreeBSD, and succeeds on Solar= is. > >The Solaris behaviour seems to be specified in the document cited above. > >There are arguments in support of the both observed behaviour. >=20 > I believe this is one of the issues which was addressed in the > standardization process. Quite interesting. --3FyYKcuUbgqNYeqV Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkfxDUMACgkQC3+MBN1Mb4gaHgCdG5qDumkwvyC2mLwlGUEzsCsA OvMAoI4fz88O5HW/6r6NOBVmgZRWn6VS =Px2K -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3FyYKcuUbgqNYeqV--