Tom Lane wrote:
> Claudio Natoli <claudio.natoli@memetrics.com> writes:
> > ... However, it just occured to me that
> > we could wrap select() by augmenting the read_mask with an
> addition socket,
> > that we know will never be touched, and checking this
> socket on a "valid"
> > return. If this socket is still set, we know we got bitten
> by the APC/socket
> > interaction bug, and can set errno accordingly.
>
> What happens if the socket() call fails?
Then we return in error. Refer to attachment.
> Even if it succeeds, I don't know what the semantics are of selecting on
an un-bound socket ... it
> might perhaps show as error state, for instance.
select doesn't need a socket to be bound to select on it, afaik. In any
case, it isn't necessary under win32, which is what we are discussing.
Cheers,
Claudio
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