[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 61287] [UNIX] Don't use SOCK_DGRAM in socketpair()

Thu May 26 07:05:57 PDT 2011

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61287

--- Comment #27 from Simon Hausmann <hausmann at webkit.org>  2011-05-26 07:05:57 PST ---
(In reply to comment #23)
> To conclude my stand here: You are solving the problem of notifying of closing the connection. I don't think implementing entirely correct, arbitrary stream protocol parsing is the way to do it. The IPC is designed as a datagram protocol. Requiring 100% correct stream protocol implementation is insanity.
> 
> I could think of few other, far simpler implementations for close notifications. One is the socket thing, which solves the crash problem too. "The orderly shutdown" scenario can be solved by also sending a simple message. For example, you can send datagram "KIMMO" to signify close, and that will work.

I agree with Kimmo here. The current DGRAM socket based code is optimal for IPC and thus the common case. I don't think we should pessimize the common case just to cover the close notification with the same mechanism.

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