GNU bug report logs - #11508
24.1.50; Off-by-one error in xg_select?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>

Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:15:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version 24.1.50

Fixed in version 24.2

Done: Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 11508 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>, 11508 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11508: 24.1.50; Off-by-one error in xg_select?
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 18:44:59 -0400

On 5/19/2012 5:52 AM, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> Jan Djärv<jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>  writes:
>
>> So the question is, is it more effective to give select the exact value
>> (select works fine if nfds has a higher value than strictly neccessary),
>> or always increment by one in lines 78 and 83?
>
> IMHO it doesn't hurt to be exact, and the patch removes an inconsistency
> which makes it easier to understand the code.

So can I go ahead and make this change?  Jan, do you still object?

Ken
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