[Net-snmp-patches] [ net-snmp-Patches-3058645 ] Blocking recv call

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Patches item #3058645, was opened at 2010-09-03 01:56
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Status: Open
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Priority: 5
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Submitted By: Joris Guisson (jorisesaturnus)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Blocking recv call 

Initial Comment:
In version 5.4.1 in snmplib/snmpUnixDomain.c in the function netsnmp_unix_recv there is a recv call on a unix domain socket. This call has the potential of blocking, even though select returned the socket as ready to read.

The flag MSG_DONTWAIT should be added as a parameter, so that clients using the snmp library don't end up in a blocking recv. The attached patch does this.

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