From: KOSAKI Motohiro Date: 2011-05-06T23:32:42+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:36028] Re: [Ruby 1.9 - Feature #4531] [PATCH 0/7] use poll() instead of select() in certain cases > Eric Wong wrote: >> Instead the io/wait extension should be expanded to be able to check for >> writability, too. �Maybe by adding a new method: >> >> � � � IO#wait_writable(timeout = 0) > > Should've been: > > � � � �IO#wait_writable(timeout = nil) > > actually. �I created a separate issue/patch for it: > > �http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/4647 This is language enchancement. then, you should make another ticket. Thanks.