Re: Issue in man page open.2
From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
Date: 2025-08-24 20:01:45
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From: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
Date: 2025-08-24 20:01:45
On Sun, Aug 24, 2025 at 02:48:46PM +0000, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
Without further ado, the following was found: Issue: the open → B<open>()
Agree; fixed; thanks! Cheers, Alex
"If I<path> is not a directory, cause the open to fail. This flag was added " "in Linux 2.1.126, to avoid denial-of-service problems if B<opendir>(3) is " "called on a FIFO or tape device."
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