X-Git-Url: https://git.xandkar.net/?p=khatus.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=x5%2Fkhatus.c;fp=x5%2Fkhatus.c;h=5928dfb182e65ed8ce3c3c3eee7bb95c72958a39;hp=35509d47763c6db37736036e71d05eb9a4875be5;hb=c21cacfe19a8f0ec0676c21db23592e3b9ed5175;hpb=4e3d71e8aad165df793a94f58ffa3c969400c736

diff --git a/x5/khatus.c b/x5/khatus.c
index 35509d4..5928dfb 100644
--- a/x5/khatus.c
+++ b/x5/khatus.c
@@ -291,6 +291,19 @@ slots_read(Config *cfg, struct timespec *ti, char *buf)
 				 * This is an acceptable trade-off because we
 				 * are a stateless reporter of a _most-recent_
 				 * status, not a stateful accumulator.
+				 *
+				 * ### LOSSLESS ALTERNATIVES ###
+				 * - Read each pipe until EOF before reading
+				 *   another.
+				 *   PROBLEM: a fast writer can trap us in the
+				 *   read loop.
+				 *
+				 * - Read each pipe until EOM, but close only
+				 *   at EOF.
+				 *   PROBLEM: a fast writer can fill the pipe
+				 *   faster than we can read it and we end-up
+				 *   displaying stale data.
+				 *
 				 */
 				case END_OF_MESSAGE:
 				case END_OF_FILE: