Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 6 Nov 2002 17:41:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 6 Nov 2002 17:41:20 -0500 Received: from outpost.ds9a.nl ([213.244.168.210]:34463 "EHLO outpost.ds9a.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 6 Nov 2002 17:41:19 -0500 Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 23:47:55 +0100 From: bert hubert To: "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" Subject: Re: Regarding zerocopy implementation ... Message-ID: <20021106224755.GA10956@outpost.ds9a.nl> Mail-Followup-To: bert hubert , "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" References: <233C89823A37714D95B1A891DE3BCE5202AB183D@xch-a.win.zambeel.com> <1036619185.3405.1407.camel@phantasy> <20021106174418.F18836@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021106174418.F18836@redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 802 Lines: 22 On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 05:44:18PM -0500, Benjamin LaHaise wrote: > > Yes, we have zero-copy networking if the device supports the requisite > > features and the driver is so coded. > > But we do not perform zero copy receives to userland yet. It has been opted that sendfile with reversed arguments could function as 'recvfile' and be renamed to 'copyfd' or something more generic like that. Regards, bert -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Versatile DNS Software & Services http://lartc.org Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/