Re: bug in select() in linux

[Lluís Batlle]

Wouldn't it be better for all of us that select() doesn't block on
write(), unless there is a socket writting buffer fulfilled? It will
be consistent with the select() specification.

2007/3/12, Alistair John Strachan <s0348365@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Monday 12 March 2007 15:02, Lluís Batlle wrote:
> > Oh, of course you're right. I was inside too much layers to think of
> > the tcp protocol, and I did not pay attention to it.
> >
> > Maybe something could be added to the manpage anyway.
> >
> > The bad thing is that there's no way I can use a socket for writing
> > using select() if that connection has been half-closed by the other
> > end. Moo.
>
> This question comes up from time to time. I think the answer is
> ultimately "select() sucks, use poll()".
>
> I can't exactly remember the details, but I believe POLLHUP or POLLOUT as
> flags do what you want.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Alistair.
>
> Final year Computer Science undergraduate.
> 1F2 55 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, UK.
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