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Re: [gpsd-dev] Bluetooth file descriptor leak?
From: |
Eric S. Raymond |
Subject: |
Re: [gpsd-dev] Bluetooth file descriptor leak? |
Date: |
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:11:31 -0500 |
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Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
Eckhart Wörner <address@hidden>:
> I noticed that (according to lsof) gpsd with -b leaks file descriptors. This
> happens every ~2 seconds if the bluetooth adapter isn't available. Partial
> strace at [http://pastebin.com/PzaFJrJy].
I don't think it can be the -b switch doing this, since it suppresses file
opens that would normally take place. Therefore I think it must be in the
Bluetooth support itself.
I found a plausible place to put a close(2) on error. Please pull git head
and let me know if the problem still replicates.
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<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>