[issue46021] fcntl module update supports FreeBSD F_KINFO flag

David CARLIER added the comment: - A kinfo_file data holds file information from the kernel's perspective (like the path or the current offset), more info here https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/main/sys/sys/user.h#L342 -- ___ Python

[issue46021] fcntl module update supports FreeBSD F_KINFO flag

David CARLIER added the comment: Ah right then no point then if there is no support for upcoming feature, indeed it s only FreeBSD 14 scheduled next year :-) -- ___ Python tracker

[issue46021] fcntl module update supports FreeBSD F_KINFO flag

Christian Heimes added the comment: I still have no clue what the flag is doing. Could you please describe the purpose and meaning of kinfo_file so that somebody without FreeBSD Kernel insight can understand it? Much appreciated. The feature is not available in FreeBSD 13.0. Is it scheduled

[issue46021] fcntl module update supports FreeBSD F_KINFO flag

David CARLIER added the comment: - Got clues mostly from source code and header https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/794d3e8e63f4a6ebc8926030b6c937109ddc5485/sys/sys/fcntl.h#L273 -- ___ Python tracker

[issue46021] fcntl module update supports FreeBSD F_KINFO flag

David CARLIER added the comment: - The F_KINFO flag returns the related kinfo_file from the file descriptor. - While F_KINFO is, at the moment, FreeBSD's specific however other BSD has kinfo_file data as well thus the possibility they support a similar feature (F_KINFO appears only around

[issue46021] fcntl module update supports FreeBSD F_KINFO flag

Christian Heimes added the comment: Please update the ticket with more information - What does the flag F_KINFO do? - Which platforms support the F_KINFO flag? - link to a man page or platform documentation A ticket should contain enough information so that a reviewer can understand the

[issue46021] fcntl module update supports FreeBSD F_KINFO flag

New submission from David CARLIER : - Enabling new F_KINFO flag. - Returning a subset of practical data from it. -- components: FreeBSD messages: 408088 nosy: devnexen, koobs priority: normal pull_requests: 28224 severity: normal status: open title: fcntl module update supports FreeBSD