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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Forgiving select() call.
To: kaleb@x.org (Kaleb S. KEITHLEY)
Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 14:24:28 -0700 (MST)
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> > Any thoughts on writing a poll() which allows a variable number of bits
> > passed in the fd_set (or new) structure to get around FD_SETSIZE limits 
> 
> Poll is (finally) specified in Spec1170 and it doesn't use bits in an 
> fd_set. If you want a system call that does this, don't call it poll.

And if you want a poll() system call that has beeter than 10ms timer
resoloution, don't call it poll().  The select() call *does* have
some advantages over poll(), still.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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