Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!elan!kg
From: kg@elan.elan.com (Ken Greer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: is RECVFROM atomic?
Keywords: recv sockets
Message-ID: <615@elan.elan.com>
Date: 25 Aug 89 14:24:52 GMT
Organization: Elan Computer Group, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Lines: 9

Are packets received by recvfrom atomic?  That is, if I request 256
bytes will I ever get less?  If I set non-blocking (NDELAY) mode,
I can recieve 0 bytes, but can I receive a partial packet?
I've searched all the documentation I have with no help.

Ken Greer  Elan Computer Group, Inc. 888 Villa St. 3rd Floor Mt View CA 94041
Phone:     415-964-2200
Internet:  kg@elan.com
UUCP:      {ames,hplabs,uunet}!elan!kg