Re: Asynchronous DNS

[Alain Schneble]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

>> (progn
>>   (make-network-stream ... :nowait t)
>>   (set-process-coding-system ...))
>> would not block.
>
> Why would we have to block?
> Can't set-process-coding-system just set some process fields (to
> remember which coding-system to use) and return, and then use those
> fields later on when the DNS resolution is done?

Yes, that would be a welcome optimization and should be doable with a
small refactoring in set-process-coding-system and
set_network_socket_coding_system, AFAICS.