Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 03 Jun 1996 12:23:25 -0600 (CST) | From | Aaron Ucko <> | Subject | Re: writev() "bug" |
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>> Not necessary. As of libc 5.2.18, libc writev()s longer vectors MAX_IOVEC >> iov's at a time. The only problem occurs when you use a library compiled > >Then libc is broke writev/readv makes atomicity guarantees.
Well, it was even worse before the syscall existed, since then it could do only 1 iov at a time.
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