linux-kernel - Re: Ctrl+C doesn't interrupt process waiting for I/O

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Message-ID: <4866F739.6050204@goop.org>
Date:	Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:45:13 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Török Edwin <edwintorok@...il.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Ctrl+C doesn't interrupt process waiting for I/O

Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Yes, it's intended behaviour.  Filesystem IO syscalls are considered 
> "fast" and are interruptible.

Er, *un*interruptible.

    J
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