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Date:      Tue, 7 Nov 1995 18:28:39 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        jehamby@lightside.com (Jake Hamby)
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Timing bug with Netscape 2.0b2
Message-ID:  <199511080128.SAA18699@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.AUX.3.91.951107132105.27090B-100000@covina.lightside.com> from "Jake Hamby" at Nov 7, 95 01:23:12 pm

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> Is this another FreeBSD-emulating-BSDI bug with Netscape 2.0b2:
> 
> Any graphic that is supposed to be updated regularly (blinking cursor, 
> animated Netscape icon, or blinking tags in text) will not update when I 
> run Netscape 2.0b2 in FreeBSD... UNLESS either:
> 
> 1) The mouse is in motion (and then it updates slowly)  OR
> 2) There is network activity (Netscape is currently downloading a page).
> 
> I'm sure this is affecting everyone, right?

I believe this is another select() timeout/itimer interaction.

Has anyone looked at BSDI's default siginterrupt/syscall restart
options since the last time we talked about this?


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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or previous employers.



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