Re: [patch 7/8] fdmap v2 - implement sys_socket2

From: Paul Mackerras
Date: Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:41:59 EST


Davide Libenzi writes:

> The only reason we use a floating base, is because Uli preferred to have
> non-exactly predictable fd allocations. There no reason of re-doing the
> same POSIX mistake all over again:

Why must everything that makes things a bit simpler and more
predictable for application programmers be called a "mistake"?

Paul.
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