From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 1 Jun 2001 13:34:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 1 Jun 2001 13:34:24 -0400 Received: from hera.cwi.nl ([192.16.191.8]:16871 "EHLO hera.cwi.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 1 Jun 2001 13:34:02 -0400 Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 19:33:53 +0200 (MET DST) From: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl Message-Id: To: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl, lost@l-w.net Subject: Re: select() - Linux vs. BSD Cc: dean-list-linux-kernel@arctic.org, jcwren@jcwren.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > So how does this say the value of the fdsets are undefined > after a timeout? You are right, it doesn't say so. I should have said That is, a wise programmer does not assume any particular value for the bits after an error. Andries