Re: Sendfile/copyfd questions/suggestions
Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Thu, 24 Dec 1998 12:45:55 -0800 (PST)
On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > 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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