[Info-vax] DCL "READ/TIME_OUT=n" from terminal; timer resets if message written to screen

[Dave Froble]

On 5/24/2021 2:12 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-05-24, David Jones <osuvman50 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I imagine read/time_out=... is using the timeout feature of the terminal driver
>> and not timer ASTs. The timeout is a feature of the wait for interrupt function
>> in the kernel, which is why it resets for every character entered (as well as
>> breakthru writes).
>
> _If_ that is the case, then the read timeout functionality is broken
> IMHO because that is _very_ unexpected behaviour.

I don't agree with what you wrote.  Yes, I'd prefer a bit different 
operation, but, I can understand and accept what's there.  Maybe could 
be better, but, not broken.


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