From 32dd8c251a431c90451092653f0231a4ad2665e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adhemerval Zanella Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:59:42 -0300 Subject: linux: Add pidfd_getfd This was added on Linux 5.6 (8649c322f75c96e7ced2fec201e123b2b073bf09) as a way to retrieve a file descriptors for another process though pidfd (created either with CLONE_PIDFD or pidfd_getfd). The functionality is similar to recvmmsg SCM_RIGHTS. Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell Tested-by: Carlos O'Donell --- NEWS | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 966c696..278288f 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ Major new features: -z pack-relative-relocs option, which is supported for some targets in recent binutils versions. Lazy binding doesn't apply to DT_RELR. -* On Linux, the pidfd_open function has been added. The pidfd functionality - provides access to a process while avoiding the issue of PID reuse on - tranditional Unix systems. +* On Linux, the pidfd_open and pidfd_getfd functions have been added. + The pidfd functionality provides access to a process while avoiding + the issue of PID reuse on tranditional Unix systems. Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: -- cgit v1.1