From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 4 Aug 2001 01:18:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 4 Aug 2001 01:18:41 -0400 Received: from erasmus.off.net ([64.39.30.25]:14857 "HELO erasmus.off.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 4 Aug 2001 01:18:25 -0400 Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 01:18:38 -0400 From: Zach Brown To: Dan Kegel Cc: Petru Paler , Christopher Smith , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Davide Libenzi Subject: Re: Could /dev/epoll deliver aio completion notifications? (was: Re: sigopen() vs. /dev/sigtimedwait) Message-ID: <20010804011838.W3034@erasmus.off.net> In-Reply-To: <3B6B50C4.D9FBF398@kegel.com> <20010803183853.H1080@ppetru.net> <3B6B59AF.9826F928@kegel.com> <3B6B662F.3E83C22F@kegel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: <3B6B662F.3E83C22F@kegel.com>; from dank@kegel.com on Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 08:04:15PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > On the other hand, if /dev/epoll were flexible enough that it could > deliver AIO completion notifications, As far as I know, Ben LaHaise (bcrl@redhat.com) already has a fine method conceived for receiving batches of async completion, including an "async poll". It should give the sort of behaviour you want and is also useful for other AIO things, obviously :) You should really chat with him. - z