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From: "Michael T Kerrisk" <mtk-lists@gmx.net>
Subject: Re: asymmetry with MSG_DONTWAIT in sendmsg() and recvmsg()
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 10:34:11 +0200 (MEST)
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> I have a SOCK_STREAM PF_UNIX socket with no special options enabled using
> fcntl().
> 
> The default with sendmsg() and recvmsg() is to block.
> 
> With sndmsg(), I can use the MSG_DONTWAIT flag to enable non-blocking
> operation for that one call.
> 
> How do I do the equivalent for recvmsg()?

MSG_DONTWAIT should also work with recvmsg().

Cheers

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