[PATCH] Core: prefer ioctl(FIOCLEX) over fcntl(FD_CLOEXEC)

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 03:46:47PM +0200, Ben Noordhuis wrote:

> Use ioctl(FIOCLEX) to set the close-on-exec flag on platforms where it makes
> sense: Linux, Darwin, the BSDs, *not* Solaris.
> 
> ioctl(FIOCLEX) is generally slightly faster than fcntl(FD_CLOEXEC), on the
> order of 3-4%.

While ioctl(FIOCLEX) may be a bit faster, fcntl(FD_CLOEXEC) is only 
used on rarely executed code paths.  Given the fact that fcntl() 
aproach is much more portable it doesn't make sense to change 
anything here.

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