From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 30 12:43:53 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: net@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F2DB16A41F; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:43:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from phk.freebsd.dk (phk.freebsd.dk [130.225.244.222]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E490343D49; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:43:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (unknown [192.168.48.2]) by phk.freebsd.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EF3BBC9A; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:43:51 +0000 (UTC) To: Gleb Smirnoff From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:40:00 +0400." <20050930124000.GA45345@cell.sick.ru> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:43:51 +0200 Message-ID: <32170.1128084231@critter.freebsd.dk> Sender: phk@critter.freebsd.dk Cc: arch@FreeBSD.org, net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [REVIEW/TEST] polling(4) changes X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:43:53 -0000 I still think we should stop having this network-centric view of polling and implement _real_ *device* polling, so that other device types can use it as well. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.