How do you make a socket non-blocking?
I am aware of the fcntl() function, but I’ve heard it’s not always reliable.
How do you make a socket non-blocking? I am aware of the fcntl() function,
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How do you make a socket non-blocking?
I am aware of the fcntl() function, but I’ve heard it’s not always reliable.
What do you mean by “not always reliable”? If the system succeeds in setting your socket non non-blocking, it will be non-blocking. Socket operations will return
EWOULDBLOCKif they would block need to block (e.g. if the output buffer is full and you’re calling send/write too often).This forum thread has a few good points when working with non-blocking calls.