RE: Linux poll() <sigh> again

[David Schwartz]

> I have used the subsequent read() with a returned
> value of zero, to indicate that the client disconnected
> (as a work around). However, on recent versions of
> Linux, this is not reliable and the read() may
> wait forever instead of immediately returning.

	If a 'read' on a non-blocking socket is waiting, something is seriously
wrong that goes way beyond 'poll'. If you're using a blocking socket, well,
blocking sockets block, 'poll' notwithstanding.

	DS


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