Re: [rfc] epoll interface change and glibc bits ...

From: Mark Mielke (mark@mark.mielke.cc)
Date: Mon Nov 18 2002 - 22:53:45 EST

On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 03:52:45PM -0800, Dan Kegel wrote:
> I'm not so sure. If the epoll documentation were clear enough
> (which at the moment, frankly, it isn't), I think
> there's a good chance users would not be confused
> by the difference between level-triggered and edge-triggered
> events.

I would argue that it is a good thing that people that believe poll and
epoll to be almost exactly the same, find themselves confused.

I might not succeed, but it is certainly how I feel about the issue.

mark 

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