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From: "Michael Kerrisk" <michael.kerrisk@gmx.net>
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Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 22:08:23 +0200
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> Michael Kerrisk wrote:
> > Please consider making Linux pselect() conform to POSIX on this 
> > point.
> 
> There is no question the implementation will conform.  But this not
> dependent on changing the syscall interface.  We deliberately decided to
> not require the kernel interface to be different from select.  The
> userlevel code will take care of the difference.  The kernel code is good
> as proposed.

Okay -- thanks for the info.

Cheers,

Michael