/* If nfds_io is insufficient for your needs, set it to the required
number and return ERANGE. timeout is in milliseconds; if it is too
- high then lower it. It starts at -1 (==infinite) */
+ high then lower it. It starts at -1 (==infinite). */
+/* Note that beforepoll_fn may NOT do anything which might change the
+ fds or timeouts wanted by other registered poll loop loopers.
+ Callers should make sure of this by not making any calls into other
+ modules from the beforepoll_fn; the easiest way to ensure this is
+ for beforepoll_fn to only retreive information and not take any
+ action.
+ */
typedef int beforepoll_fn(void *st, struct pollfd *fds, int *nfds_io,
int *timeout_io);
typedef void afterpoll_fn(void *st, struct pollfd *fds, int nfds);
+ /* If beforepoll_fn returned ERANGE, afterpoll_fn gets nfds==0.
+ afterpoll_fn never gets !!(fds[].revents & POLLNVAL) - such
+ a report is detected as a fatal error by the event loop. */
/* void BEFOREPOLL_WANT_FDS(int want);
* Expects: int *nfds_io;