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Metadata of raw fd

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Description

Afaik the shortest way to get the metadata of a raw fd is

    let f = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(fd) };
    let metadata = f.metadata();
    mem::forget(f);

There should be some way to do this without temporarily creating a File. E.g. std::os::unix::io::metadata_of_raw_fd.

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Start by reviewing issue #3025, including the raw file-descriptor example and the proposed std::os::unix::io::metadata_of_raw_fd API. Check the RFC process and discussion to determine the accepted direction; done means the API proposal has a documented decision or an accepted RFC.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
api, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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