Re: Is POLLHUP an input-only or bidirectional condition?

[Richard Kettlewell]

Jamie Lokier <jamie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Perhaps that indicates some confusion over what POLLHUP is supposed to
> mean, and when it should be set by devices and/or sockets: is it for
> input hangup conditions that allow further output, or for total hangup
> conditions where input and output are both guaranteed to fail?

I spent some time a while ago looking into how various platforms treat
POLLHUP.  It's rather random...
http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2001/06/poll.html

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