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Ticket UUID:	dcb888ed85adeb863fc874dc60389f21c7aeafb5
Title:	epoll, special files, directories, links, epoll_ctl operation not permitted, and abort
Type:	Bug	Version:
Submitter:	pooryorick	Created on:	2021-06-17 08:50:02
Subsystem:	- New Builtin Commands	Assigned To:	pooryorick
Priority:	5 Medium	Severity:	Important
Status:	Open	Last Modified:	2021-06-23 18:55:17
Resolution:	Fixed	Closed By:	nobody
		Closed on:
Description:	On a Linux build of core-8-branch, the each following scripts causes the interpreter to abort with the error, `epoll_ctl: Operation not permitted`: `set chan [open /dev/urandom rb]; chan event $chan readable [list put $chan] vwait forever` `set chan [open /]; chan event $chan readable [list put $chan] vwait forever` `set chan [open /path/to/somesymboliclink]; chan event $chan readable [list put $chan] vwait forever`
User Comments:	pooryorick added on 2021-06-23 18:55:17: Added directory and symbolic link handling to tclKqueueNotfy.c in [06aaff9fd52192db] pooryorick added on 2021-06-19 14:16:44: This fix should probably be further refined, and tclKqueueNotfy.c might need similar treatment. pooryorick added on 2021-06-17 10:26:09: Tests added in [dcb888ed85adeb86]. pooryorick added on 2021-06-17 08:54:06: Fixed in [7587b7aeb9ce863c].