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Diffstat (limited to 'src/include/storage/fd.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/include/storage/fd.h | 11 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/include/storage/fd.h b/src/include/storage/fd.h index 849bb1025d9..940d9d47513 100644 --- a/src/include/storage/fd.h +++ b/src/include/storage/fd.h @@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ * calls: * * File {Close, Read, Write, Seek, Tell, Sync} - * {File Name Open, Allocate, Free} File + * {Path Name Open, Allocate, Free} File * * These are NOT JUST RENAMINGS OF THE UNIX ROUTINES. * Use them for all file activity... * * File fd; - * fd = FilePathOpenFile("foo", O_RDONLY, 0600); + * fd = PathNameOpenFile("foo", O_RDONLY, 0600); * * AllocateFile(); * FreeFile(); @@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ * no way for them to share kernel file descriptors with other files. * * Likewise, use AllocateDir/FreeDir, not opendir/closedir, to allocate - * open directories (DIR*). + * open directories (DIR*), and OpenTransientFile/CloseTransient File for an + * unbuffered file descriptor. */ #ifndef FD_H #define FD_H @@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ extern DIR *AllocateDir(const char *dirname); extern struct dirent *ReadDir(DIR *dir, const char *dirname); extern int FreeDir(DIR *dir); +/* Operations to allow use of a plain kernel FD, with automatic cleanup */ +extern int OpenTransientFile(FileName fileName, int fileFlags, int fileMode); +extern int CloseTransientFile(int fd); + /* If you've really really gotta have a plain kernel FD, use this */ extern int BasicOpenFile(FileName fileName, int fileFlags, int fileMode); |