setblock.c

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/*
	setblock (turn blocking on or off)
	AUP2, Sec. 4.02.2

	Copyright 2003 by Marc J. Rochkind. All rights reserved.
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*/
#include "defs.h"
#include "setblock.h"

/* turn blocking on or off */
/*[setblock]*/
bool setblock(int fd, bool block)
{
	int flags;

	ec_neg1( flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL) )
	if (block)
		flags &= ~O_NONBLOCK;
	else
		flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
	ec_neg1( fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags) )
	return true;

EC_CLEANUP_BGN
	return false;
EC_CLEANUP_END
}
/*[]*/