linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rfc: threaded epoll

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Date:	Tue, 08 May 2007 00:24:11 -0300
From:	Davi Arnaut <davi@...ent.com.br>
To:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...il.com>
Cc:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rfc: threaded epoll_wait thundering herd

Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> On 5/7/07, Davi Arnaut <davi@...ent.com.br> wrote:
>> Anyway, we could extend epoll to be mmapable...
> 
> Welcome to kevent, well, except with a lot more ballast and awkward interfaces.

So an mmapable epoll is equivalent to kevent.. great! Well, expect
without a whole new giant bloated monolithic interface.

And this thread was about something else... :-)

--
Davi Arnaut
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