Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 23:06:07 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: dank@alumni.caltech.edu Cc: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kqueue microbenchmark results Message-ID: <3A31CBCF.B8E21E1B@softweyr.com> References: <20001024225637.A54554@prism.flugsvamp.com> <39F6655A.353FD236@alumni.caltech.edu> <20001025115457.X28123@fw.wintelcom.net> <20001025170117.C87091@prism.flugsvamp.com> <20001207154925.A25785@walton.maths.tcd.ie> <3A30E115.CF7C76E8@newsguy.com> <3A31120E.3536F07D@alumni.caltech.edu>
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Dan Kegel wrote:
>
> "Daniel C. Sobral" wrote:
> >
> > Why is it that I get the feeling more and more nowadays that Linus is
> > suffering from a worsening case of NIH when it comes to things
> > originated on BSD?
>
> Don't jump to conclusions. He's honestly trying to
> understand what the optimal interface would be.
> Let him catch up. Help him understand the requirements
> which motivated the kqueue design and why his proposed
> system call does not meet them.
>
> His role right now is to keep the kernel as simple as possible.
So the major advancements of pushing file servers and web servers into
the kernel fit into this role how?
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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