Subject: Re: Files, sockets, and closing

From: Andi Kleen <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:03:34 +0200

This particular problem has come up many times over the years. So far
the standard strategy has been to ignore it. It's doubtful that the
complexity needed for a fix is worth it.

Workaround at user space level: call shutdown() first instead of close()

-Andi