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To: Dan Kegel <dank@kegel.com>
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Subject: Re: epoll (was Re: [PATCH] async poll for 2.5)
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From: "Charles 'Buck' Krasic" <krasic@acm.org>
Date: 23 Oct 2002 10:49:19 -0700
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Dan Kegel <dank@kegel.com> writes:

> Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org> wrote:

> I may be confused, but I suspect the async poll being proposed by
> Ben only delivers absolute readiness, not changes in readiness.

> I think epoll is worth having, even if Ben's AIO already handled
> networking properly.

> - Dan

Can someone remind me why poll is needed in the AIO api at all?

How would it be used?

-- Buck








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