Re: [PATCH] Async I/O Should Fail on non-asyncable

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Fri Jan 14 2000 - 09:27:01 EST

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>
> The current FIOASYNC code is wrong: Solaris and HP/UX return error for
> FIOASYNC on unsupported devices (eg. files, named pipes). Also, if
> the fasync strategy fails (eg. ENOMEM from a tty), things can break
> badly.

Lets leave it for 2.2.15 - nobody has been broken by it and its always possible
someone will be broken by the fix. 2.2.16 maybe

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