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Subject: Re: [rfc] epoll interface change and glibc bits ...
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On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Grant Taylor wrote:

> Ulrich Drepper writes:
>
> >> 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".
> > [...]
> > it is not you who has to deal with the fallout of a change when it
>
> Maybe Davide wouldn't, but *I* do; my project at work runs over epoll,
> and interface changes would require rework by me.
>
> Sensible interface changes in the future won't bother me.  I don't
> expect anything in the future nearly as earth-shattering as this
> current driver/ioctl->syscall transition.

epoll basically born now, and IMHO is very important to get the interface
stable right now. Later changes will be a real pain in the *ss. So I'm
gradually more convinced to have epoll to have its own bits and data
structure.




- Davide


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