Re: UDP recvmsg blocks after select(), 2.6 bug?

[Andries Brouwer]

On Sat, Oct 16, 2004 at 05:28:22PM -0700, David Schwartz wrote:

> > > Linux's behavior is correct in the literal sense that it is
> > > doing something
> > > that is allowed. It's incorrect in the sense that it's sub-optimal.
> >
> > "Allowed" by whom? By you?
> 
> 	I clearly explained what I meant in context that you snipped. In summary, I
> mean 'allowed' in the sense that it's not prohibited by the standard

Yes, but it is prohibited by the standard in case you refer to POSIX.
I quoted chapter and verse. If you refer to a different standard, be explicit.

Whether the standard is reasonable or not, and whether we care or not,
that is a different matter.  But you must keep the facts straight.

Andries
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