Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 23:01:25 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@iquest.net> To: tlambert@primenet.com (Terry Lambert) Cc: dick@tar.com, jplevyak@inktomi.com, tlambert@primenet.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: lockf and kernel threads Message-ID: <199903020401.XAA62227@y.dyson.net> In-Reply-To: <199903020330.UAA22888@usr01.primenet.com> from Terry Lambert at "Mar 2, 99 03:30:39 am"
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Terry Lambert said: > > IMO, the Linux threading, in particular, and the POSIX aio and thread > interfaces, in general, represents a bunch of ill-thought-out hacks > on hacks by the respective Linux and POSIX responsible persons. The > Linux hacks were by people who didn't know better, and the POSIX > hacks were political by people who did know better, but didn't have > the courage of their convictions. It is time for some considered > design. > The AIO api has to be implemented for legitimacy, and likewise the threading. In fact, the AIO API is quite useful. -- John | Never try to teach a pig to sing, dyson@iquest.net | it makes one look stupid jdyson@nc.com | and it irritates the pig. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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