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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 15:05:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
To: Hanna Linder <hannal@us.ibm.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] sys_epoll system call interface to /dev/epoll
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On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Hanna Linder wrote:
> 
> 	You said earlier that you didn't like epoll being
> in /dev. How about a system call interface instead? this
> patch provides the skeleton for that system call. We
> can have Davide's patch ported into it ASAP if you include 
> this by the freeze.

I like it noticeably better as a system call, so it's maybe worth 
discussing. It's not going to happen before I leave (very early tomorrow 
morning), but if people involved agree on this and clean patches to 
actiually add the code (not just system call stubs) can be made..

		Linus

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