Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 18:31:38 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Maxime Henrion <mux@qualys.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kqueue()/kevent(), select() and poll() Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011191830590.81696-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <20001118150445.A260@nebula.cybercable.fr>
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On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Maxime Henrion wrote: > Hi, > > I was wondering if it was reasonnable to implement the select() and poll() > system calls as kqueue()/kevent() wrappers. This would make any application > using these system calls benefit from the performance improvements of the new > kernel thread. > > Do you think it's possible and that it won't cause some portability problems ? Also, select() works on more descriptors than kqueue/kevent() does currently (i.e. NFS). Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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