python · vstinner · Dec 8, 2021 · Dec 8, 2021 · Dec 8, 2021
diff --git a/Doc/library/fcntl.rst b/Doc/library/fcntl.rst
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ descriptor.
   ``F_SETPIPE_SZ`` constants, which allow to check and modify a pipe's size
   respectively.

+.. versionchanged:: 3.11
+   On FreeBSD, the fcntl module exposes the ``F_DUP2FD`` and ``F_DUP2FD_CLOEXEC``
+   constants, which allow to duplicate a file descriptor, the latter setting
+   ``FD_CLOEXEC`` flag in addition.
+
 The module defines the following functions:



@@ -329,6 +329,14 @@ unicodedata
 * The Unicode database has been updated to version 14.0.0. (:issue:`45190`).


+fcntl
+-----
+
+* On FreeBSD, the `F_DUP2FD` and `F_DUP2FD_CLOEXEC` flags respectively
+  are supported, the former equals to ``dup2`` usage while the latter set
+  the ``FD_CLOEXEC`` flag in addition.
+
+
 Optimizations
 =============


diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-12-08-19-15-03.bpo-46016.s9PuyF.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2021-12-08-19-15-03.bpo-46016.s9PuyF.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Adding `F_DUP2FD` and `F_DUP2FD_CLOEXEC` constants from FreeBSD into the fcntl module.
diff --git a/Modules/fcntlmodule.c b/Modules/fcntlmodule.c
@@ -581,6 +581,14 @@ all_ins(PyObject* m)
    if (PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, F_NOCACHE)) return -1;
 #endif

+/* FreeBSD specifics */
+#ifdef F_DUP2FD
+    if (PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, F_DUP2FD)) return -1;
+#endif
+#ifdef F_DUP2FD_CLOEXEC
+    if (PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, F_DUP2FD_CLOEXEC)) return -1;
+#endif
+
 /* For F_{GET|SET}FL */
 #ifdef FD_CLOEXEC
    if (PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, FD_CLOEXEC)) return -1;
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		Adding `F_DUP2FD` and `F_DUP2FD_CLOEXEC` constants from FreeBSD into the fcntl module.