From: Tanaka Akira <akr@...17n.org>
Date: 2005-12-19T16:20:54+09:00
Subject: Re: nonblocking TCPSocket in multithread software.

In article <966a04530512182258u28aa1d55h@mail.gmail.com>,
  Arto Pastinen <arto.pastinen@gmail.com> writes:

> I try to implemented multiplexed architecture, and the Thread still
> blocks and it is not acceptable, i even cannot see difference if i
> remove file descriptor mod line or if i leave it.. btw. i dont know
> nothing programming native file descriptors. maby i should read it.

How do you multiplex I/O?  IO.select?

If you use IO.select and call IO#sysread only wnen IO.select
notify readability, it should not block.
-- 
Tanaka Akira