Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 16:22:42 -0800 From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Cc: mpp@freefall.freebsd.org, peter@spinner.dialix.com, ache@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-all@freefall.freebsd.org, CVS-committers@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-sys@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/sys types.h Message-ID: <199702170022.QAA27668@lestat.nas.nasa.gov>
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On Mon, 17 Feb 1997 00:28:19 +1100 Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> wrote: > >> Sounds like it is time for us to implement the poll system > >> call. I noticed that OpenBSD has already done so. > > > >So have I.. But then again, you're all probably sick of hearing > >that by now :-] > > How much slower would it be? :-) You might want to take a look at NetBSD's poll(2) implementation. Note that to really do poll correctly (i.e. not have the same limitations as select(2)), you need to change the interface to the device drivers that implement select entry points. Jason R. Thorpe thorpej@nas.nasa.gov NASA Ames Research Center Home: 408.866.1912 NAS: M/S 258-6 Work: 415.604.0935 Moffett Field, CA 94035 Pager: 415.428.6939
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