From: Miguel Guedes <miguel.a.guedes@gmail.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: process.c: read_process_output: hard coded 4096 bytes read limit
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 10:05:10 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <kq3ssm$b00$1@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
Hello List,
In process.c, function read_process_output, all reads are limited to a
maximum of 4096 bytes. What is the rationale behind imposing a hardcoded
limit of 4096 bytes per read from a process channel? (why isn't the
user allowed to specify this read limit when creating a process/
connection?)
A minor mode I've written that sometimes receives 500-800KB of data as a
response from an async network connection (opened via make-network-
process) takes several seconds to fully receive the data due to the hard
coded limit mentioned above and the fact that emacs waits between reads
(probably in wait_reading_process_output upon receiving a signal in
sigchld_handler).
--
Miguel
next reply other threads:[~2013-06-22 10:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-06-22 10:05 Miguel Guedes [this message]
2013-06-22 17:27 ` process.c: read_process_output: hard coded 4096 bytes read limit Paul Eggert
2013-06-23 8:59 ` Miguel Guedes
2013-06-23 9:28 ` Andreas Schwab
2013-06-25 8:20 ` Miguel Guedes
2013-06-26 11:57 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2013-06-26 13:16 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-06-27 6:03 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
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