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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/ref/posix.texi | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ref/posix.texi b/doc/ref/posix.texi index 4afe6bf20..6f9ce545e 100644 --- a/doc/ref/posix.texi +++ b/doc/ref/posix.texi @@ -529,10 +529,10 @@ to provide input, accept output, or the existence of exceptional conditions on a collection of ports or file descriptors, or waiting for a timeout to occur. -When an error occurs, of if it is interrupted by a signal, this -procedure throws a @code{system-error} exception -(@pxref{Conventions, @code{system-error}}). In case of an -interruption, the associated error number is @var{EINTR}. +When an error occurs, this procedure throws a @code{system-error} +exception (@pxref{Conventions, @code{system-error}}). Note that +@code{select} may return early for other reasons, for example due to +pending interrupts. @xref{Asyncs}, for more on interrupts. @var{reads}, @var{writes} and @var{excepts} can be lists or vectors, with each member a port or a file descriptor. |