Re: SO_RCVLOWAT?

Q (Q@ping.be)
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 21:36:10 +0100

Chris Evans wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I see we don't implement the above, even in Linux 2.2!
>
> Surely it would be a very useful optimisation and make things fly? i.e.
> reduce the number of read() syscalls on a big transfer over localhost by a
> factor of 20 or so.
>

It's anoying that it defined but never used. Some programs try to use it
if it's defined, and the get an error. I think either the define should
be removed, or something done with it.

Q

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