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, 2 Nov 2002 17:01:59 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 2 Nov 2002 17:01:59 -0500 Received: from outpost.ds9a.nl ([213.244.168.210]:1739 "EHLO outpost.ds9a.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 2 Nov 2002 17:01:36 -0500 Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 23:08:07 +0100 From: bert hubert To: Davide Libenzi Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [patch] total-epoll r2 ... Message-ID: <20021102220807.GA9947@outpost.ds9a.nl> Mail-Followup-To: bert hubert , Davide Libenzi , Linux Kernel Mailing List References: <20021102213759.GA9440@outpost.ds9a.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 02:11:44PM -0800, Davide Libenzi wrote: > > Am I correct in understanding that this is no longer true because epoll_ctl > > inserts an event if the poll condition is met? > > Yep, I forgot to edit that one ... Cool - this makes epoll a really nice interface. > > Furthermore, I don't think the epoll(2) page is that helpful as even an > > application developer that follows lkml (ie, me) has any use of the > > 'waitqueue' analogy. > > Sigh, I liked Jamie explanation :) > Ok, there's still some work to do on man pages ... You could put this in epoll.4 perhaps. Regards, bert -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Versatile DNS Software & Services http://lartc.org Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO