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SubjectRe: Sendfile/copyfd questions/suggestions


On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, Alan Cox wrote:
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> > PS: Known problem with sendfile is that it ignores signals... Should
> > be fixed. (My patch only extends this problem).
>
> It definitely ought to check for signals if the target/source isnt disk
> and probably should if it is

It already correctly checks for signals if the target checks for signals.

You're probably right that we should check for the disk->disk case too.

Linus


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