Re: [2.4][2.2] Bug: accept discards socket options/O_NONBLOCK

[Andi Kleen]

On Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 05:54:14AM -0700, David S. Miller wrote:
>    Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:01:25 +0200
>    From: Matthias Andree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
>      (This is for IPv4, someone would have to check IPv6 as well).
>      The socket flag O_NONBLOCK is _NOT_ properly inherited through an
>      accept(2) call, in spite of what socket(7) documents. This is a bug.
>      accept(2) must copy the file descriptor's flag of the socket.
> 
> The socket(7) manpage is buggy, not the kernel.

Fixed on vger now.

I planned to send an update to Andries soon anyways.


-Andi
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