Subject: FD_SETSIZE and rpc(3)
To: None <tech-userlevel@NetBSD.org>
From: Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@itojun.org>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 10/16/2003 08:34:30
> 
> Module Name:	src
> Committed By:	itojun
> Date:		Tue Oct 14 07:08:45 UTC 2003
> 
> Modified Files:
> 	src/lib/libc/sys: select.2
> 
> Log Message:
> note that programs that use rpc(3) cannot bump FD_SETSIZE.

	i guess we should try to deprecate fd_set based API and promote poll
	based API.

	here's what Sun does (got url from millert@openbsd).  there are several
	differences i see with netbsd code (such as exported variable
	"svc_pollfd").
	http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/816-0214/6m6nf1p4o?a=view#indexterm-1533

itojun