Re: POLLRDONCE optimisation for epoll users (was: epoll and half closed TCP connections)

From: Jamie Lokier (jamie@shareable.org)
Date: Sun Jul 13 2003 - 22:12:42 EST


Jamie Lokier wrote:
> (e) there is urgent data with OOBINLINE (I think)

To be more precise, using the POLLRDHUP patch as-is, if someone sends
your program some data, then an URGent segment, then a FIN with
optional data in between, your program won't notice the second data or
FIN and will fail to clean up the socket.

-- Jamie
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