[Python-checkins] cpython: Issue #20311, #20452: poll and epoll now round the timeout away from zero,

[victor.stinner]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/f9a09b40bc17
changeset:   88848:f9a09b40bc17
user:        Victor Stinner <victor.stinner at gmail.com>
date:        Fri Jan 31 13:02:44 2014 +0100
summary:
  Issue #20311, #20452: poll and epoll now round the timeout away from zero,
instead of rounding towards zero, in select and selectors modules:
select.epoll.poll(), selectors.PollSelector.poll() and
selectors.EpollSelector.poll(). For example, a timeout of one microsecond
(1e-6) is now rounded to one millisecondi (1e-3), instead of being rounded to
zero.

Mention the change in Misc/NEWS.

files:
  Misc/NEWS |  7 +++++++
  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #20311, #20452: poll and epoll now round the timeout away from zero,
+  instead of rounding towards zero, in select and selectors modules:
+  select.epoll.poll(), selectors.PollSelector.poll() and
+  selectors.EpollSelector.poll(). For example, a timeout of one microsecond
+  (1e-6) is now rounded to one millisecondi (1e-3), instead of being rounded to
+  zero.
+
 - asyncio: Some refactoring; add write flow control to unix pipes;
   support wait_for(f, None); don't log broken/disconnected pipes; use
   ValueError instead of assert for forbidden subprocess_{shell,exec}

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython