Re: [exim] data-phase efficiency

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Autor: Philip Hazel
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A: Jeremy Harris
CC: exim-users @ exim. org
Assumpte: Re: [exim] data-phase efficiency
On Tue, 17 May 2005, Jeremy Harris wrote:

> alarm(300)                              = 0
> write(6, "mMR5AToGQBc3mGQLHkBBLmVYZAbZJ4iP"..., 8190) = 8190
> alarm(0)                                = 300

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> Could a select(or poll) for writability be used instead of
> alarm, saving one syscall/cycle?


I am a simple-minded programmer who likes to do things the easy way. As
far as I can see, select() doesn't have an interface for asking "can I
write 8190 bytes within 5 minutes?", which is what is needed here.

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