[HEADSUP] Disallowing read() of a directory fd

[Diane Bruce]

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 05:47:43AM -0700, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
> > Am 15.05.20 um 03:12 schrieb Arne Steinkamm:
...
> > >>>> Worth noting is that there's not really one largely-compelling reasons
> > >>>> to switch this after so many years (unless you find yourself that
> > >>>> irate when you accidentally `cat` a directory), but there are some
> > >>>> benefits which are briefly discussed in the commentary around the
> > >>>> review along with the history of the current behavior.


All I have to say on this noisy bikeshed is, let's resurrect the mkdir
bug of V7 because it's tradition and the BSD way and history and stuff.
(I only expect a few of you to remember this one.)

Diane
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