+#ifdef FEATURE_EXTERNAL_FILTERS
+/*********************************************************************
+ *
+ * Function : mark_socket_for_close_on_execute
+ *
+ * Description : Marks a socket for close on execute.
+ *
+ * Used so that external filters have no direct
+ * access to sockets they shouldn't care about.
+ *
+ * Not implemented for all platforms.
+ *
+ * Parameters :
+ * 1 : fd = The socket to mark
+ *
+ * Returns : void.
+ *
+ *********************************************************************/
+void mark_socket_for_close_on_execute(jb_socket fd)
+{
+#ifdef FEATURE_PTHREAD
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
+
+ if (ret == -1)
+ {
+ log_error(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
+ "fcntl(%d, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) failed", fd);
+ }
+#else
+#warning "Sockets will be visible to external filters"
+#endif
+}
+#endif /* def FEATURE_EXTERNAL_FILTERS */
+