Re: [PATCH] upload-archive: fix infinite loop on Cygwin
From: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:46:58
On Wed, 17 Jun 2009, René Scharfe wrote:
On Cygwin, poll() reports POLLIN even for file descriptors that have reached their end. This caused git upload-archive to be stuck in an infinite loop, as it only looked at the POLLIN flag.
I think it isn't just Cygwin that does this - see http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2001/06/poll.html Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch [off-list ref] http://dotat.at/ GERMAN BIGHT HUMBER: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD.