netdev - Re: [PATCH 13/18] flag parameters: NONBLOCK in socket and socketpair

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Date:	Mon, 05 May 2008 01:16:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	drepper@...hat.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, davidel@...ilserver.org,
	mtk.manpages@...il.com, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/18] flag parameters: NONBLOCK in socket and
 socketpair

From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 23:42:46 -0400

> This patch introduces support for the SOCK_NONBLOCK flag in socket,
> socketpair, and  paccept.  To do this the internal function sock_attach_fd
> gets an additional parameter which it uses to set the appropriate flag for
> the file descriptor.
> 
> Given that in modern, scalable programs almost all socket connections are
> non-blocking and the minimal additional cost for the new functionality
> I see no reason not to add this code.
 ...
> Signed-off-by: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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