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   From: grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se   
      
   On Tue, 2009-10-06, David Schwartz wrote:   
   > On Oct 5, 2:03 pm, Barry Margolin  wrote:   
   >   
   >> You could also use the FIONREAD ioctl, which returns how much data is   
   >> buffered.  If it's non-zero, data is there.   
   >   
   > You're right! That works.   
   >   
   > Note that you must not refuse to call 'read' until "enough" data is   
   > available. That can cause deadlock.   
   >   
   > (But 9 times out of 10, the person is asking the wrong question.)   
      
   Speaking of the wrong question, what is this "channel" you are all   
   talking about?  Are you mentally translating it to "socket", or did   
   I miss some new important alternative to the socket API?   
      
   /Jorgen   
      
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