Re: select() - Linux vs. BSD

lost@l-w.net
Tue, 29 May 2001 14:50:34 -0600 (MDT)


On Tue, 29 May 2001, Alan Cox wrote:

> > In BSD, select() states that when a time out occurs, the bits passed to
> > select will not be altered. In Linux, which claims BSD compliancy for this
>
> Nope. BSD manual pages (the authentic ones anyway) say that the timeout value
> may well be written back but that this was a future enhancement and that users
> shoulsnt rely on the value being unchanged.

The reference was to the fdsets passed in if I read the original post
correctly.

William Astle
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