- * We use /dev/shm instead of /tmp here, since we want this to
- * be a tmpfs, and one that is available from early boot on
- * and where unprivileged users can create files. */
- buffer_fd = open_tmpfile("/dev/shm", O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
- if (buffer_fd < 0)
- return buffer_fd;
+ * For the temporary files we use /dev/shm instead of /tmp
+ * here, since we want this to be a tmpfs, and one that is
+ * available from early boot on and where unprivileged users
+ * can create files. */
+ buffer_fd = memfd_new(NULL);
+ if (buffer_fd < 0) {
+ if (buffer_fd == -ENOSYS) {
+ buffer_fd = open_tmpfile("/dev/shm", O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
+ if (buffer_fd < 0)
+ return buffer_fd;
+
+ seal = false;
+ } else
+ return buffer_fd;
+ }