>>> [...] when there is data you get interrupted (by the select)
>> select??  This is the kernel we're talking about here; userland
>> would just see it as another network interface.
> I meant select as in the scsi bus "selection" phase, not the unix
> system call.

Doh!  Of course.  Thanks for the whack with the cluestick.

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