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Subject: Re: [PATCH] fcntl returns wrong error code
To: cyeoh@samba.org (Christopher Yeoh)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 13:28:45 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: torvalds@transmeta.com (Linus Torvalds),
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> When fcntl(fd, F_DUPFD, b) is called where 'b' is greater than the
> maximum allowable value EINVAL should be returned. From POSIX:
> 
> "[EINVAL] The cmd argument is invalid, or the cmd argument is F_DUPFD and
> arg is negative or greater than or equal to {OPEN_MAX}, or ..."

Where does it mention rlimit ? Also we sort of have a problem since
OPEN_MAX is not a constant on Linux x86. I guess that means a libc enforced
behaviour or something for that bit
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