In a multi-threaded application, a recv() call on a socket blocks forever if that socket is closed by another thread

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Issue

  • In a multi-threaded application, a recv() call on a socket blocks forever if that socket is closed by another thread
  • On Solaris, the recv() call will return -1 immediately after the close() is called.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • kernel-2.6.18-164.el6

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