From 7cb04a61d3e32ffb171dda6b340d6972b92ded62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 10:22:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] recv.2: Minor reworking of text on poll() and select() And add mention of epoll(7). Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man2/recv.2 | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/recv.2 b/man2/recv.2 index 136427d8d..7f2d6ca5c 100644 --- a/man2/recv.2 +++ b/man2/recv.2 @@ -123,11 +123,12 @@ is set to The receive calls normally return any data available, up to the requested amount, rather than waiting for receipt of the full amount requested. .PP -The -.BR select (2) +An application can used +.BR select (2), +.BR poll (2), or -.BR poll (2) -call may be used to determine when more data arrives. +.BR epoll (7) +to determine when more data arrives on a socket. .PP The .I flags