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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/libcurl-multi.3 b/docs/libcurl/libcurl-multi.3 index b6d95b1d7..a3e579cbb 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/libcurl-multi.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/libcurl-multi.3 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ .\" * | (__| |_| | _ <| |___ .\" * \___|\___/|_| \_\_____| .\" * -.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2006, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. +.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2007, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. .\" * .\" * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which .\" * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ .\" * $Id$ .\" ************************************************************************** .\" -.TH libcurl-multi 3 "13 Oct 2001" "libcurl 7.10.1" "libcurl multi interface" +.TH libcurl-multi 3 "3 Feb 2007" "libcurl 7.16.0" "libcurl multi interface" .SH NAME libcurl-multi \- how to use the multi interface .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -112,3 +112,22 @@ to clean them up properly. If you want to re-use an easy handle that was added to the multi handle for transfer, you must first remove it from the multi stack and then re-add it again (possibly after having altered some options at your own choice). +.SH "MULTI_SOCKET" +Since 7.16.0, the \fIcurl_multi_socket(3)\fP function offers a way for +applications to not only avoid being forced to use select(), but it also +offers a much more high-performing API that will make a significant difference +for applications using large numbers of simultaneous connections. + +\fIcurl_multi_socket(3)\fP (and \fIcurl_multi_socket_all(3)\fP) is then used +instead of \fIcurl_multi_perform(3)\fP. +.SH "BLOCKING" +A few areas in the code are still using blocking code, even when used from the +multi interface. While we certainly want and intend for these to get fixed in +the future, you should be aware of the following current restrictions: + + - Name resolves on non-windows unless c-ares is used + - GnuTLS SSL connections + - Active FTP connections + - HTTP proxy CONNECT operations + - SCP and SFTP connections + - SFTP transfers |