Summary: Is there a select()-like call for message queues?

Robert Claeson prc at erbe.se
Tue Jan 9 19:53:59 AEST 1990


> From: baur at venice.sedd.trw.com (Steven L. Baur)
> 
> Message Queues have no equivalent to the select(2) system call.  And
> further more, most System V's have no time resolution below one second.

Using the poll() system call with no stream id's specified (just like the
select() call), you can have millisecond resolution delays (just like with
select()). I can send the code to anyone interested.

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          Robert Claeson      E-mail: rclaeson at erbe.se
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