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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 11:59:30 -0800
From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>
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To: Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>
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Subject: Re: [rfc] epoll interface change and glibc bits ...
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Davide Libenzi wrote:

> epoll does hook f_op->poll() and hence uses the asm/poll.h bits.

It does today.  We are talking about "you promise that this will be the
case ever after or we'll cut your head off".  I have no idea why you're
so reluctant since you don't have to maintain any of the user-level
bits.  And it is not you who has to deal with the fallout of a change
when it happens.

If epoll is so different from poll (and this is what I've been told frmo
Davide) then there should be a clear separation of the interfaces and
all those arguing to unify the data types and constants better should
rethink there understanding.

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