I get it!
Thanks for your response.
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Namekata
On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 09:25:33 +0000, ge...@co...
<ge...@co...> wrote:
> > 1. In the reference, st_netfd_poll() section:
> >
> > "If the value of timeout is -1, this function blocks
> > until a requested I/O event occurs or until the call
> > is interrupted by st_thread_interrupt()".
> >
> > Is this true for other functions, say, st_accept(),
> > st_read(), etc.?
>
> Yes, -1 means infinite timeout for all I/O functions taking
> timeout argument.
>
>
> > 2. Is there any reason why ST_UTIME_NO_TIMEOUT is not
> > in st.h (public.h)?
>
> I guess the main reason is that "-1" is much shorter than
> "ST_UTIME_NO_TIMEOUT" :)
>
> According to I/O function prototypes in st.h, timeout value -1 will be
> treated as (st_utime_t)-1 or -1ULL which is exactly the same as
> ST_UTIME_NO_TIMEOUT.
>
> --Gene
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