Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 9 Oct 2004 18:59:32 -0400 | From | Mark Mielke <> | Subject | Re: UDP recvmsg blocks after select(), 2.6 bug? |
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On Sat, Oct 09, 2004 at 10:00:35PM +0100, Martijn Sipkema wrote: > [...] > > Please - people who don't agree, just ensure that Linux is documented > > to not implement select() on sockets without O_NONBLOCK properly. > Actually, the behaviour isn't correct for sockets with O_NONBLOCK > either, since EAGAIN may only be returned when recvmsg() would not > block without O_NONBLOCK.
At least this one is acceptable, though, as most current applications won't break, or be open to attack. I agree - it should also be documented as improper, but with enough words to point out that it isn't a big deal.
I think you and I are on the same page.
Cheers, mark
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