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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2005-12-26 23:07:46 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2005-12-26 23:07:46 (GMT)
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Bug #756104: document that bufsize in socket.recv() should be small
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@@ -557,6 +557,8 @@ the data received. The maximum amount of data to be received
at once is specified by \var{bufsize}. See the \UNIX{} manual page
\manpage{recv}{2} for the meaning of the optional argument
\var{flags}; it defaults to zero.
+\note{For best match with hardware and network realities, the value of
+\var{bufsize} should be a relatively small power of 2, for example, 4096.}
\end{methoddesc}
\begin{methoddesc}[socket]{recvfrom}{bufsize\optional{, flags}}