Messages in this thread | | | From | Matthias Urlichs <> | Subject | Re: -mm -> 2.6.13 merge status | Date | Wed, 22 Jun 2005 07:53:36 +0200 |
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Hi, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> Well we could use it in kernel to make select() work correctly.
select() already works correctly. It answers the "will I not block if I call read()/write() on this" question, and since you never block on files (assuming infinite disk speed ;-) select() will always return True on it.
You can't change this, it's in POSIX.
... or maybe I misunderstood your comment.
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