Re: > 15,000 Simultaneous Connections

Bill Huey (billh@burn.ucsd.edu)
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 16:37:01 -0700 (PDT)


> In other words there is a built in feedback loop, and even if you do end
> up exhausting the queue you just fall back into a poll() loop which, for
> catching up with large numbers of outstanding events, is actually the
> better interface anyway (the whole point of the event model is that when
> dealing with large numbers of connections, the expected behaviour is
> that you only get a very few active fds at once).

Ok, you've sold me on the idea. ;-)

> --Stephen

bill

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