close.c File Reference

Functions
int	can_close (struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
	int close(int fd); close a file descriptor More...

Detailed Description

Author

Heinz-Jürgen Oertel

Function Documentation

int can_close	(	struct inode *	inode,
		struct file *	file
	)

int close(int fd); close a file descriptor

Parameters

fd	The descriptor to close.

close closes a file descriptor, so that it no longer refers to any device and may be reused.

Returns

close returns zero on success, or -1 if an error occurred.

ERRORS

the following errors can occur

• BADF fd isn't a valid open file descriptor