ping6: convert receive loop from pselect(2) to ppoll(2)
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Authored by oshogbo on Apr 29 2026, 10:34 PM.

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rG1d0410fb349f: ping6: convert receive loop from pselect(2) to ppoll(2)

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pselect(2) might overflow if the desciptor number is above
FD_SETSIZE and silently corrupt the stack. Switch to ppoll(2) so
the receive socket fd is no longer constrained by FD_SETSIZE.

Reported by: Joshua Rogers

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oshogbo created this revision.Apr 29 2026, 10:34 PM

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Harbormaster completed remote builds in B72644: Diff 176830.Apr 29 2026, 10:34 PM

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Closed by commit rG1d0410fb349f: ping6: convert receive loop from pselect(2) to ppoll(2) (authored by oshogbo). · Explain WhyThu, May 21, 6:14 AM

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