* EOF and zero-length packets?
@ 2008-12-02 18:57 Rémi Denis-Courmont
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From: Rémi Denis-Courmont @ 2008-12-02 18:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hello,
When dealing with SOCK_STREAM sockets, a zero read means the other side has
shut down the connection, and there will be no more incoming data.
When dealing with SOCK_DGRAM/SOCK_RAW sockets, a zero read means we got an
empty packet, and we should keep on reading.
What about SOCK_DCCP? It seems both scenarios yield zero, which is, hmm,
problematic from userland. Is checking for POLLHUP in revents the recommended
disambiguation? that seems a bit backward to me :(
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Rémi Denis-Courmont
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