Re: PR/58266 CVS commit: src/sys/kern

[Christos Zoulas <christos%zoulas.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR lib/58266; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Christos Zoulas <christos%zoulas.com@localhost>
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Subject: Re: PR/58266 CVS commit: src/sys/kern
Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 13:54:02 -0400

 > 
 > What is the point of this?  The previous behavior seemed perfectly =
 > reasonable, and it=E2=80=99s not like we=E2=80=99re bound by the =
 > dictates of POSIX for dup3().
 
 We copied the API from linux, so we should be compatible. Being incompatible
 in subtle ways means that some programs that depend on the behavior can
 break.
 
 Best,
 
 christos