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Subject: Re: fd allocation [was: light weight user level semaphores]
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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 11:48:52 +0200
From: Olaf Titz <olaf@bigred.inka.de>
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> So, IMHO as long as some library does not mess with fds 0, 1, and 2
> it should be ok [1].  Yes, it would be against the standard but I
>...
> [1] Unintentionally setting the controlling tty may be a problem.

The controlling tty is not what is first opened to fd 0 but what is
first opened, so this problem can occur at any time.

Olaf
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