Re: UDP recvmsg blocks after select(), 2.6 bug?

Lee Revell
2004-10-17T16:27:38Z

On Sun, 2004-10-17 at 11:40, Buddy Lucas wrote:
> > poorly wirtten. For blocking sockets, it makes select() useless as a
> > reliable mechanism for determining whether or not the recvmsg() will
> > block. I say useless, because I don't know why any professional
>
> That use of select() *is* useless, there's no doubt about that. It is
> an application problem though.
>

At this point it's a documentation problem. It's clear that the
behavior is by design and is not changing. It's also clear that this is
not the expected behavior for some people. Can't we just note this in
CAVEATS or something and move on?

Lee