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Re: issue with ServerSocket::accept

>>>>> "David" == David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com> writes:

David> It is my understanding that multiple threads can be in accept() on the
David> same socket.   When a connection arrives, the OS chooses one of
David> waiting threads and its accept() returns.  That is not to say that it
David> is necessarily a good idea, but I think it is legal.

Yeah, web servers use this feature to implement preforking.
IMO we ought to support it if possible.

Tom
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