Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 11:37:37 -0800 (PST) From: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bind()/listen() race Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811081135410.5670-100000@alive.znep.com> In-Reply-To: <199811081014.KAA23159@woof.lan.awfulhak.org>
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On Sun, 8 Nov 1998, Brian Somers wrote: > If I create a local domain socket with bind(), there's a period > between that and the listen() where a connect() will fail. Is there > any way to circumvent the problem ? Why is it a problem to have connects fail before you listen() but not a problem to have them fail before you bind()? I'm not sure I see the race condition. Once you listen(), you can accept connections. Before you listen(), you can't. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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