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Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 13:55:38 +0200
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: FD_SETSIZE and sizeof(fd_set)
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On Jun 23 13:52, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Jun 23 11:36, Steven Bardwell wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Here is a "program" that shows the issue I am worried about. It is =
so simple
> > > that I must be overlooking something really obvious:
> > > >
> > > > #include <stdio.h>
> > > > #undef FD_SETSIZE
> > > > #define FD_SETSIZE 256
> > > > #include <sys/types.h>
> > > > #include <sys/select.h>
> > > >
> > > > main()
> > > > {
> > > >         fd_set rfds;
> > > >         fprintf(stdout, "FD_SETSIZE=3D%d\n", FD_SETSIZE);
> > > >         fprintf(stdout, "sizeof(fd_set)=3D%d\n", sizeof(fd_set));
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > Steve Bardwell
> > > >
> > > >
> > >=20
> > > I don't know if this is still the case, but when I looked into this y=
ears ago I
> > > found that it was not possible to change the size of the fd set in li=
nux, it's
> > > fixed at 1024 (generally), unless you rebuild the kernel.
> > >=20
> > > Secondly, in the windows api, their version of an fd_set is more like=
 a poll()
> > > implementation, you can fake out any size you want since the size of =
the
> > > array is the first entry.
> > >=20
> > > I can't speak for the cygwin implementations, but if they offer poll(=
) or,
> > > better, epoll(), use those.
> > >=20
> > > -lee
> >=20
> > For what it's worth, this 'program' works as expected in SUA. The size
> > of the fd_set changes depending on the value of FD_SETSIZE.
>=20
> In my case it prints 'sizeof(fd_set)=3D8', which is correct.  For
> historical reasons and an ill-advised compatibility with old cruft,
> fd_set is an array of bit per descriptor.  8 * 8 =3D 256.

Now that's embarassing.  I guess I shgould go to primary school again.

Hang on, I 'll have a nother look while I'nm trying to get the red out of
my face...


Corinna

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