> In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Metin KAYA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > : Yes Rick, I'm asking this "indefinitely" issue. Is there anything > : that handle this NULL situation a signal, or etc.? How does Linux or > : FreeBSD behave? > : : >> On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 08:52:48PM +0200, Metin KAYA wrote: : >>> : >>> How select(2) will behave if I give the "utimeout" parameter as : >>> NULL? > : : >> According to the man page: > : : >> If timeout is not a null pointer, it specifies the maximum interval to : >> wait for the selection to complete. System activity can lengthen the : >> interval by an indeterminate amount. > : : >> If timeout is a null pointer, the select blocks indefinitely. > : : >> To effect a poll, the timeout argument should not be a null pointer, but : >> it should point to a zero-valued timeval structure. > :
> Indefinitely means "it won't return until there's an error or data" > Warner Thanks a lot Warner. It's a good explanation. -- Metin KAYA EnderUNIX Software Developer Endersys Software Engineer http://www.EnderUNIX.org/metin http://www.Endersys.com/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
