Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261610AbUJQMWx (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Oct 2004 08:22:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269104AbUJQMWx (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Oct 2004 08:22:53 -0400 Received: from kweetal.tue.nl ([131.155.3.6]:2314 "EHLO kweetal.tue.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261610AbUJQMWw (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Oct 2004 08:22:52 -0400 Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 14:22:46 +0200 From: Andries Brouwer To: David Schwartz Cc: aebr@win.tue.nl, mark@mark.mielke.cc, "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" Subject: Re: UDP recvmsg blocks after select(), 2.6 bug? Message-ID: <20041017122246.GA19284@pclin040.win.tue.nl> References: <20041016182544.GC3379@pclin040.win.tue.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Spam-DCC: : kweetal.tue.nl 1074; Body=1 Fuz1=1 Fuz2=1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 957 Lines: 23 On Sat, Oct 16, 2004 at 05:28:22PM -0700, David Schwartz wrote: > > > Linux's behavior is correct in the literal sense that it is > > > doing something > > > that is allowed. It's incorrect in the sense that it's sub-optimal. > > > > "Allowed" by whom? By you? > > I clearly explained what I meant in context that you snipped. In summary, I > mean 'allowed' in the sense that it's not prohibited by the standard Yes, but it is prohibited by the standard in case you refer to POSIX. I quoted chapter and verse. If you refer to a different standard, be explicit. Whether the standard is reasonable or not, and whether we care or not, that is a different matter. But you must keep the facts straight. Andries - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/