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SubjectRe: PROBLEM: select() says closed socket readable
David S. Miller wrote:
> From: Jay Rogers <jay@rgrs.com>
> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 10:34:09 -0400
>
> > Right. It does not block on read, hence it is readable.
>
> No, a socket that's never been connected isn't readable, hence
> select() shouldn't be returning a value of 1 on it.
>
> You may read without blocking, select() returns 1.

By this logic a socket that is set non-blocking should always be
treated as readable. I think we can all agree that argument is
flawed :-).


The prevailing view from other systems appears to be that reading
from an unconnected (or unconnectING) socket is meaningless so
the socket is not readable.

Presumably there is a damn good reason, or a standards reference,
why that is the wrong behaviour and should be changed?

Mike

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