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According to the article, a step isn't skipped because it had a transient failure, it's skipped because it returns a special error code ENOSYS that means the sy

According to the article, a step isn't skipped because it had a transient failure, it's skipped because it returns a special error code ENOSYS that means the syscall hasn't even been implemented, and therefore there's no point in ever trying it again.

carlmr 8y ago
That's correct. Although it's a very specific use-case.
scatters 8y ago
AIUI with containers it's now entirely possible that a running program may be migrated from a host where a syscall has not been implemented to one where it has.