Re: pselect() modifying timeout

Michael Kerrisk wrote:
> Please consider making Linux pselect() conform to POSIX on this 
> point.

There is no question the implementation will conform.  But this not
dependent on changing the syscall interface.  We deliberately decided to
not require the kernel interface to be different from select.  The
userlevel code will take care of the difference.  The kernel code is
good as proposed.

-- 
➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖

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