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From: Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@redhat.com>
To: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: aio
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On Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 09:57:30PM -0800, David S. Miller wrote:
> 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.

Show me how to make a single process server that can handle 100000 or more 
open tcp sockets that doesn't collapse under load.  I can do it with aio; 
can you do it without?

		-ben
-- 
Fish.
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