Re: Linux/Alpha show-stopper

[George <jirka 5z com>]

On Mon, Jan 11, 1999 at 11:03:02AM -0600, Miguel de Icaza wrote:
> > Okay, so it doesn't always break on __syscall_poll, but it does always seem
> > to break somewhere below g_main_iterate, and *never* on __select.  Perhaps
> > I should send this bug report to a gtk+ list...
> 
> Ok, it is normal that the code is being invoked by the main loop.
> Now, the issue is: why is the main loop not sitting on a select with a
> null timeout?

what kernel are you running ... some older kernels have poll breakage
which causes this (on alpha

George