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From: Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>
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Subject: Re: [rfc] epoll interface change and glibc bits ...
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On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Ulrich Drepper wrote:

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> Davide Libenzi wrote:
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> > 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.

Ok, the message has been post and noone argued about your solution. Like
it is used to say "speak now or forever hold your piece" :) So we will go
with it, no problem for me. We will define a struct epollfd and all POLL*
bits in EPOLL*




- Davide




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