+/*
+ * Open regular file or directory. Attempts to open any special file are
+ * rejected.
+ *
+ * returns file descriptor or -1 on error
+ */
+static int open_regular(const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode)
+{
+ int fd;
+
+ fd = open(pathname, flags, mode);
+ if (fd < 0) {
+ return fd;
+ }
+
+ if (close_if_special_file(fd) < 0) {
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return fd;
+}
+