Hi! On 09:02 Wed 30 Jun , Sudheer wrote: ... > Thanks for the comments. In this case, is there any difference in > invoking 'write' with O_NONBLOCK flag set and without O_NONBLOCK?. > > >From the man page it looks like that the O_NONBLOCK is used to > determine whether or not to block the process if it tries to access a > 'locked' region. Means it doesn't have any effect in 'write' system > call? No, O_NONBLOCK does not have any effect when the data hits the disks, it only defines the behaviour when the kernel buffers are full. See my other reply on kernelnewbies. -Michi -- programing a layer 3+4 network protocol for mesh networks see http://michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
