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diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/open.texi b/doc/posix-functions/open.texi
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--- a/doc/posix-functions/open.texi
+++ b/doc/posix-functions/open.texi
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
The Gnulib replacement for @code{O_CLOEXEC} is not atomic, and so is
not safe in the presence of multiple threads or signal handlers.
@item
+@code{open ("symlink", O_CREAT ...)} fails when the argument points to a
+nonexistent file in an existing directory on some platforms:
+@c https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/18355
+Haiku.
+@item
@code{open ("symlink", O_NOFOLLOW ...)} fails with @code{errno} set to
@code{EMLINK} instead of the POSIX-required @code{ELOOP} on some
platforms: