For python3.4 and later, default to close_fds=False, since file descriptors are non-inheritable by default due to PEP 446. This solves a performance problem on systems like FreeBSD, where our get_open_fds function returns all possible file descriptor values (including those that are not open).
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/648432 See: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0446/ --- pym/portage/process.py | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pym/portage/process.py b/pym/portage/process.py index bc4efb5fe..4d96f156e 100644 --- a/pym/portage/process.py +++ b/pym/portage/process.py @@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ def cleanup(): def spawn(mycommand, env={}, opt_name=None, fd_pipes=None, returnpid=False, uid=None, gid=None, groups=None, umask=None, logfile=None, - path_lookup=True, pre_exec=None, close_fds=True, unshare_net=False, + path_lookup=True, pre_exec=None, + close_fds=(sys.version_info < (3, 4)), unshare_net=False, unshare_ipc=False, cgroup=None): """ Spawns a given command. @@ -228,7 +229,8 @@ def spawn(mycommand, env={}, opt_name=None, fd_pipes=None, returnpid=False, @param pre_exec: A function to be called with no arguments just prior to the exec call. @type pre_exec: callable @param close_fds: If True, then close all file descriptors except those - referenced by fd_pipes (default is True). + referenced by fd_pipes (default is True for python3.3 and earlier, and False for + python3.4 and later due to non-inheritable file descriptor behavior from PEP 446). @type close_fds: Boolean @param unshare_net: If True, networking will be unshared from the spawned process @type unshare_net: Boolean -- 2.13.6
