1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/fileutils.c b/lib/fileutils.c
index bffa8ff34..81b38ad3a 100644
--- a/lib/fileutils.c
+++ b/lib/fileutils.c
@@ -50,6 +50,36 @@ int xmkstemp(char **tmpname, char *dir)
 	return fd;
 }
 
+int dup_fd_cloexec(int oldfd, int lowfd)
+{
+	int fd, flags, errno_save;
+
+#ifdef F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC
+	fd = fcntl(oldfd, F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC, lowfd);
+	if (fd >= 0)
+		return fd;
+#endif
+
+	fd = dup(oldfd);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return fd;
+
+	flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFD);
+	if (flags < 0)
+		goto unwind;
+	if (fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, flags | FD_CLOEXEC) < 0)
+		goto unwind;
+
+	return fd;
+
+unwind:
+	errno_save = errno;
+	close(fd);
+	errno = errno_save;
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
 /*
  * portable getdtablesize()
  */