linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 1/4] kevent: core files.

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Date:	Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:32:42 -0700
From:	Nicholas Miell <nmiell@...cast.net>
To:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
Cc:	Zach Brown <zach.brown@...cle.com>,
	Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/4] kevent: core files.

On Fri, 2006-07-28 at 20:38 -0700, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> Zach Brown wrote:
> > Ulrich, would you be satisfied if we didn't
> > have the userspace mapped ring on the first pass and only had a
> > collection syscall?
> 
> I'm not the one to make a call but why rush things?  Let's do it right
> from the start.  Later changes can only lead to problems with users of
> the earlier interface.
> 

Speaking of API design choices, I saw your OLS paper and was wondering
if you were familiar with the Solaris port APIs* and, if so, you could
please comment on how your proposed event channels are different/better.


* http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-5168/6mbb3hrir?a=view

-- 
Nicholas Miell <nmiell@...cast.net>

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