Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 20 Dec 2001 00:58:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 20 Dec 2001 00:58:15 -0500 Received: from pizda.ninka.net ([216.101.162.242]:46723 "EHLO pizda.ninka.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 20 Dec 2001 00:57:55 -0500 Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 21:57:30 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <20011219.215730.66180642.davem@redhat.com> To: torvalds@transmeta.com Cc: cs@zip.com.au, billh@tierra.ucsd.edu, bcrl@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-aio@kvack.org Subject: Re: aio From: "David S. Miller" In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: <20011219.185847.77651573.davem@redhat.com> X-Mailer: Mew version 2.1 on Emacs 21.1 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Linus Torvalds Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 21:47:18 -0800 (PST) it could very well be rather useful for many things that use select loops right now. Then let us agree to disagree. :-) I think it's potential advantages, and how many things really "require it" for better performance, is being blown out of proportion. - 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/