Uncle George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i am using the GARMIN_GPS/usb driver to read a gps receiver. > In testing the ability of my software to recover from various errors, I > try this: unplug the gps/USB cable from the usb hub. > > Interestingly enough the thread spins. > the SELECT() waits for something to happen, and I get one channel that > something interesting happened.
Or, more precisely, that you won't have to wait for an event. > Needless to day, the code resets the SELECT parameters, and SELECT is > called again. It again says that something interesting has happened on > that ( i/o errored ) channel. And we now repeat the FIONREAD. That's exactly what select promised you'd get. -- Today's assembler command: EXOP Execute Operator Friß, Spammer: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
