# Re: \[PATCH\] proc,fcntl: introduce F\_SET\_DESCRIPTION

- From: Al Viro \<viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk\>
- Date: 2020-07-25 22:10:37 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2020/07/185192
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fsdevel/2020/07/185191/t.md

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On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 05:40:43PM -0700, Pascal Bouchareine wrote:
> This command attaches a description to a file descriptor for
> troubleshooting purposes. The free string is displayed in the
> process fdinfo file for that fd /proc/pid/fdinfo/fd.
> 
> One intended usage is to allow processes to self-document sockets
> for netstat and friends to report

Have you even tried to test it?  When will it ever free those things?
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