Repository : http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=secure-coding.git On branch : master >--------------------------------------------------------------- commit 1207f12b39206cd3b5f2f1181c5fdcda2b265d3c Author: Florian Weimer <fweimer@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed Aug 7 13:40:34 2013 +0200 Descriptors: Note explicitly that replacing select is the recommended approach >--------------------------------------------------------------- defensive-coding/en-US/Tasks/Descriptors.xml | 3 ++- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/defensive-coding/en-US/Tasks/Descriptors.xml b/defensive-coding/en-US/Tasks/Descriptors.xml index bdf1fb2..7b92ab9 100644 --- a/defensive-coding/en-US/Tasks/Descriptors.xml +++ b/defensive-coding/en-US/Tasks/Descriptors.xml @@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ be changed. <!-- ??? refer to event-driven programming --> Calls to <function>select</function> can be replaced with calls to <function>poll</function> or another event handling - mechanism. + mechanism. Replacing the <function>select</function> function + is the recommended approach. </para> <para> Alternatively, the library with high descriptor usage can -- security mailing list security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/security