Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 21:29:10 -0800 From: Eric Melville <eric@FreeBSD.org> To: David Miller <dmiller@sparks.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [OT] alarm() question Message-ID: <20011130212910.A32476@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0111301452350.27497-100000@search.sparks.net>; from dmiller@sparks.net on Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 02:53:24PM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0111301452350.27497-100000@search.sparks.net>
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> Why does the alarm go off but not interrupt the system call? bzzt() is > executed, but the program doesn't print Done and exit for a minute plus. > > Pointers to FM to RT welcome. The system call is being interrupted, it just gets restarted right away by default. See Steven's "UNIX Network Programming" for a means of avoiding this behavior. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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