On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Michael Thomas <mike@mtcc.com> wrote:
On 03/01/2012 08:58 AM, William Herrin wrote:
libc != kernel. I want to move the action into the standard libraries where [resolve and connect] can be done once and done well. A little kernel action on top to parallelize connection attempts where there are multiple candidate addresses would be gravy, but not required.
connect(2) is a kernel level call just like open(2), etc. It may have a thin wrapper, but that's OS dependent, IIRC.
man connect 2:
"The connect() system call connects the socket referred to by the file descriptor..."
Then name the new one something else and document it in man section 3. Next objection? -Bill -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004