Re: Why do I get broken pipe on write to a pcm in statePREPARED?

[Abramo Bagnara <abramo.bagnara@libero.it>]

Takashi Iwai wrote:
> 
> it CAN happen if you have multi-threads.
> the problem is that we have no option to block the poll.

If you have multi-thread you have other alternative to do that.
OTOH application can't detect *why* poll is blocking with the change you
advocate.

> > That apart I'm sure that to make a change in actual behaviour between
> > rcX and 1.0 is a professional suicide. However it's _your_ professional
> > suicide so... ;-)))
> 
> yes, i know it well ;)
> 
> i don't like to change this inevitably, too.
> and as mentioned above, i don't mind to add an option as sw_params,
> etc. for the new behavior.
> 
> but the current behavior is incorrect from the interpretation of
> POSIX.  so this must be a bug.
> if we have to change it, then i would choose the new one, because it's
> more intuitive without exception.

As pointed by Clemens the current is the proper POSIX behaviour.

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