linux-kernel - Re: [take3 0/4] kevent: Generic event handling mechanism.

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Date:	Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:40:55 +0400
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>
To:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Zach Brown <zach.brown@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [take3 0/4] kevent: Generic event handling mechanism.

On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 01:45:59PM +0400, Evgeniy Polyakov (johnpol@....mipt.ru) wrote:
> Changes from 'take2' patchset:
>  * split kevent_finish_user() to locked and unlocked variants
>  * do not use KEVENT_STAT ifdefs, use inline functions instead
>  * use array of callbacks of each type instead of each kevent callback initialization
>  * changed name of ukevent guarding lock
>  * use only one kevent lock in kevent_user for all hash buckets instead of per-bucket locks
>  * do not use kevent_user_ctl structure instead provide needed arguments as syscall parameters
>  * various indent cleanups
>  * mapped buffer (initial) implementation (no userspace yet)

Also added optimisation aimed to help when a lot of kevents are being
copied from userspace in one syscall.

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov
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