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@@ -3865,6 +3865,14 @@ rb_io_close_on_exec_p(VALUE io)
* f.close_on_exec = true
* system("cat", "/proc/self/fd/#{f.fileno}") # cat: /proc/self/fd/3: No such file or directory
* f.closed? #=> false
+ *
+ * Ruby sets close-on-exec flags of all file descriptors by default
+ * since Ruby 2.0.0.
+ * So you don't need to set by yourself.
+ * Also, unsetting a close-on-exec flag can cause file descriptor leak
+ * if another thread use fork() and exec() (via system() method for example).
+ * If you really needs file descriptor inheritance to child process,
+ * use spawn()'s argument such as fd=>fd.
*/
static VALUE