Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 16:30:45 +0000 From: Thomas Hurst <tom.hurst@clara.net> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> Cc: hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: in-kernel HTTP Server for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20020217163045.GB90303@voi.aagh.net> In-Reply-To: <xzp4rkgf7n7.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> References: <20020217143343.41758.qmail@web21104.mail.yahoo.com> <xzp4rkgf7n7.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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* Dag-Erling Smorgrav (des@ofug.org) wrote: > Hiten Pandya <hitmaster2k@yahoo.com> writes: > > Is there any In-Kernel HTTP Server for FreeBSD, like there is kHTTPD > > for Linux? > > God forbid! Lots of hack value, sure, but not something you'd > seriously consider for production use. Don't functions like FreeBSD's zero-copy sendfile() provide similar performance benefits without the massive security issues? If the remaining speed "hog" of switching to userspace to process the request itself is causing noticable bottlenecks, I think that's a sign you need more Pentium than the service needs moving to the kernel :) -- Thomas 'Freaky' Hurst - freaky@aagh.net - http://www.aagh.net/ - One of the disadvantages of having children is that they eventually get old enough to give you presents they make at school. -- Robert Byrne To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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