Re: always poll, even without poll(2)

>>
>> Mmmm... I would put fakepoll.h in include/replacements directory. Also
>> there is similar function named tds_REPLACED so perhaps it would be
>> better to call this function tds_poll for coherence. Also for
>> coherence in include/replacements.h I used defines like
>>
>> #define poll(a,b,c) tds_poll(a,b,c)
>>
>> if poll is not defined. You could include
>> include/replacements/fakepoll.h in include/replacements.h or just
>> include <replacements/fakepoll.h> when used.
>
> Will do.
>
> I think this is wrong, though:
>
>> Sat Dec 20 20:11:46 CET 2008
>>       * src/replacements/fakepoll.c:
>>               fix win32 portability issue
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms740141(VS.85).aspx
>
> Microsoft says they *ignore* nfds (parameter 1 of select(2)).  So it's OK
> to pass any value to Win32's select() function.
>
> More important, we should check against FD_SETSIZE even on Win32:
>
>        "The variable FD_SETSIZE determines the maximum number of descriptors in
> a set. (The default value of FD_SETSIZE is 64, which can be modified by
> defining FD_SETSIZE to another value before including Winsock2.h.)"
>
> but the count, not the maxfd, is what matters.
>
> I updated fakepoll.c according to that theory.  I left in the maxfd
> computation because preprocessor directives make code hard to read and
> understand.  The fewer we have, the better, even if it means a few extra
> cycles.
>

Agree. In our case we never obey 64 limit but feel free to commit.

freddy77