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Subject: Re: select() bug
To: pmarquis@iname.com (Paul Marquis)
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 22:27:30 +0000 (GMT)
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> that are log file handlers are dead.  If select() reports it can't
> write immediately, Apache terminates and restarts the child process,
> creating unnecessary load on the system.

Is there anything saying that select has to report ready the instant a byte
would fit. Certainly its better for performance to reduce the context switch
rate by encouraging blocking


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