From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 8 Jul 2001 13:34:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 8 Jul 2001 13:34:09 -0400 Received: from [194.213.32.142] ([194.213.32.142]:19972 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 8 Jul 2001 13:33:32 -0400 Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 16:22:09 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Vincent Sweeney Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kdc@nh.ultranet.com, linux-scalability@citi.umich.edu Subject: Re: PATCH (2.4.5): /dev/poll support Message-ID: <20010630162208.A88@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: <009b01c0ff3f7e24b0070c0a0a@DEVPC01> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <009b01c0ff3f7e24b0070c0a0a@DEVPC01>; from v.sweeney@dexterus.com on Wed, Jun 27, 2001 at 08:28:55PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi > I think pgp-signing just barfed my last email (typical) so I'm retyping / > resending this: > > Hi, > this patch adds Solaris 7/8 like /dev/poll support to the kernel. > > I can claim no real credit for this as basically this is a fixed version of > a patch available from http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/linux-scalability/ > to compile correctly with 2.4.5 that only seemed to work with the 2.3.x > devel branch. The reason for this is so I can compile & test an application > on my home linux pc when I'm not around my nice work Solaris boxes :) > > Please note, I have not got the knowledge of kernel development to know if > this patch is broken or badly written. It may be bugged and/or worse than > the standard poll() call but my application works so I'll leave profiling > etc to people more knowledgable than me. where is the patch? -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.