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5 Sep 2024 23:17:31 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Quick Linux Question  
From: Darren New
Date: 5 Apr 2009 21:27:58
Message: <49d95a9e@news.povray.org>
clipka wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> Is there a way to call write() without blocking?
> Search for fcntl() and O_NONBLOCK.

I'm aware of that, but traditionally in UNIX that will still block on disk 
I/O. (Like, if the disk isn't spun up or something like that.) Does it do 
that in modern Linux kernels, or has that been changed?

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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