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diff --git a/man/sd_event_add_io.xml b/man/sd_event_add_io.xml index 4f2b09bf59..398b938e3c 100644 --- a/man/sd_event_add_io.xml +++ b/man/sd_event_add_io.xml @@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ "floating", and will be destroyed implicitly when the event loop itself is destroyed.</para> + <para>Note that this call does not take possession of the file descriptor passed in, ownership (and thus + the duty to close it when it is no longer needed) remains with the caller. However, with the + <function>sd_event_source_set_io_fd_own()</function> call (see below) the event source may optionally + take ownership of the file descriptor after the event source has been created. In that case the file + descriptor is closed automatically as soon as the event source is released.</para> + <para>It is recommended to use <function>sd_event_add_io()</function> only in conjunction with file descriptors that have <constant>O_NONBLOCK</constant> set, to |