In the series new EPOLL_CTL_DUP operation introduced, we need it to be able to restore target file descriptors in case if they were dup'ed (or received via unix message) before registering and closed after, so the fdinfo info shows file number which application no longer having. Please take a look. Kir, I slightly updated manpage to mention the reason why we need this operation. Cyrill -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html