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Cleaning up types in php_stdiop_cast

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Description

The whole php_stdiop_cast is a proper mess. It defines php_socket_t fd but then it uses PHP_STDIOP_GET_FD which is defined as

#define PHP_STDIOP_GET_FD(anfd, data)	anfd = (data)->file ? fileno((data)->file) : (data)->fd

which is actually always int. I assume that there are some users (external code) that casting and assume that php_socket_t is returned but I think this is incorrect and they should not assume that and it should be fixed there using proper casting. That would leave plain wrapper operating just on fd which is what I think it should.

Then why does it need to even SOCK_ERR here if it's not for socket in the first place? I think it should be redefined just to -1 or some new macro created (e.g. PHP_FD_ERR).

Originally posted by @bukka in https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/17506#discussion_r1921536084

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Research direction

Start at php_stdiop_cast and the PHP_STDIOP_GET_FD definition, then trace callers and uses of SOCK_ERR; the issue names no file or test. Done means the wrapper uses a consistent file-descriptor type and error sentinel without relying on an unsupported external cast assumption, with affected compatibility expectations checked.

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Tech stack
c, php
Domain
backend, operating-systems
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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