Re: select()/poll() bug report

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 11 Nov 1998 11:56:29 +0000 (GMT)

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> This is a Linux kernel v2.1.xxx bug report. Linus says the bug has
> been around forever and that it is unlikely to get fixed for v2.2
> unless someone sends him a patch that is "obviously correct" and
> reasonably clean and fast.

There is a commercial requirement for this so big that vendors will simply
ship a non Linus kernel if thats the decision he makes. Its not "been around
forever" either. Select() and the libc poll in 2.0.x + the big file handle
patch works beautifully.

Alan

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