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The specialfd interface acts as a syscall wrapper for the creation of Linux special file descriptors (e.g. eventfd, timerfd). Attempt to simplify the interface by removing switch statements and moving fd-specific code into respective kern_*fd functions. As more special fds are added, the switch statement would become crowded and difficult to work with. This approach attempts to make the interface more modular. This is the first patch in a series to support native timerfd: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D38459

The specialfd interface acts as a syscall wrapper for the creation of Linux special file descriptors (e.g. eventfd, timerfd). Attempt to simplify the interface by removing switch statements and moving fd-specific code into respective user_*fd functions. As more special fds are added, the switch statement would become crowded and difficult to work with. This approach attempts to make the interface more modular. This is the first patch in a series to support native timerfd: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D38459

The specialfd interface acts as a syscall wrapper for the creation of Linux special file descriptors (e.g. eventfd, timerfd). Attempt to simplify the interface by removing switch statements and moving fd-specific code into respective kernuser_*fd functions. As more special fds are added, the switch statement would become crowded and difficult to work with. This approach attempts to make the interface more modular. This is the first patch in a series to support native timerfd: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D38459