Code RoomAccept blocks indefinitely

MediumPrep Room Coding #2227

Accept blocks indefinitely

Code reviewNetworking & APIsMid–Senior~20 min

Review this C server loop that accepts and handles one client at a time.

What a strong answer looks like

Separate real bugs from style. Rank issues by severity, point at the root cause rather than the symptom, and suggest a concrete fix, specific and kind.

0:00 of about 20 min

Mark a line and say what kind of problem it is.0 findings

1for (;;) {

2 int cfd = accept(lfd, NULL, NULL);

3 char buf[1024];

4 ssize_t n = read(cfd, buf, sizeof(buf));

5 process(buf, n);

6 close(cfd);

7}

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