Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Jul 2003 07:04:31 -0700 | From | "David S. Miller" <> | Subject | Re: kernel bug in socketpair() |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 09:32:09 -0400 (EDT) David Korn <dgk@research.att.com> wrote:
[ Added netdev@oss.sgi.com, the proper place to discuss networking kernel issues. ]
> The first problem is that files created with socketpair() are not accessible > via /dev/fd/n or /proc/$$/fd/n where n is the file descriptor returned > by socketpair(). Note that this is not a problem with pipe().
Not a bug.
Sockets are not openable via /proc files under any circumstances, not just the circumstances you describe. This is a policy decision and prevents a whole slew of potential security holes. - 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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