[lwip-users] Re: [lwip] Q: implementation for select()

[Sebastian Bauer]

Hi!

> All the 'socket' stuff is ultimately based on the 'low-level interface'.
> The 'low-level interface' is a callback interface that gives you all the
> information that 'select' does (and then some). Also, crucially, for an
> embedded platform, it only executes 'user code' when there is something
> for that to do.
> Why not use that, rather than the 'socket' code?
> You won't need threads/semaphores either!

Yes it can be done of course with the raw API but the TCP IP Stack for AROS
which is based on lwip needs to provide a bsd socket layer and also
select(). The more complete it is the better.

Ciao,
Sebastian


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