[ECOS] cyg_io_read

[Gary Thomas]

On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 19:36 -0800, baljeet singh wrote:
> All,
> one of the parameters in the cyg_io_read(..) is
> the number of bytes to read. Process blocks till
> specified number of bytes have been read. If the
> specified number of bytes is not received, the
> process stays blocked.
> Question: Is there a way to block the process for
> a specified amount of time such that the prcoess
> should return on either receiving the specified
> number of bytes or when the specified delay times
> out?

Use a higher level of I/O (file I/O package -> open, close,
etc).  Then you can use select with timeouts.

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