On Tue, 17 May 2005, Jeremy Harris wrote:
> alarm(300) = 0
> write(6, "mMR5AToGQBc3mGQLHkBBLmVYZAbZJ4iP"..., 8190) = 8190
> alarm(0) = 300
>
> 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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