Re: [PATCH] async poll for 2.5

From: Davide Libenzi (davidel@xmailserver.org)
Date: Tue Oct 15 2002 - 19:05:53 EST


On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, John Gardiner Myers wrote:

> The epoll API is deficient--it is subtly error prone and it forces work
> on user space that is better done in the kernel. That the API is
> specified in a deficient way does not make it any less deficient.

Just a simple question : Have you ever used RT-Signal API ? Is it the API
"deficent" or is it the one that does not understand it ? Do you know the
difference between level triggered ( poll() - select() - /dev/poll ) and
edge triggered ( /dev/epoll - RT-Signal ) interfaces ?

- Davide

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