What is difference of SYNC, ASYNC, BLOCKING, NON-BLOCKING sockets?

What is difference of SYNC, ASYNC, BLOCKING, NON-BLOCKING sockets?

Post by kevi » Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:56:20



Hi:
As I know, blocking socket means the user will stop until the request
of the user to the stack returns, and non-blocking behaves in
controverse way, but how about the sync and async socket, it seems sync
and blocking is the same thing?
Thanks for help!
BR/K