Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 20:25:07 +0000 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sendfile() API? Message-ID: <199808162027.UAA00964@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 16 Aug 1998 13:08:12 MST." <Pine.BSF.3.95.980816130634.7671A-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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> > I've been having a quick discussion with linus re: the sendfile() > API that he is puting in linux.. > I will be implementing an identical API on freebsd for > SAMBA to use. > warning: he has decided to not use an API identical to HPUX > but it will give similar (expanded) functionality. Is this the API that the apache folks discussed, ie. pre-send iovec, fd, post-send iovec, etc.? I understand we were waiting for them to quantify their "it would be faster" claims. There's a lot of hype about how sendfile() would be "so cool", but no actual proof that it would improve anything. 8) -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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