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Date:      Sun, 16 Aug 1998 13:08:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
To:        Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: sendfile() API?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.980816130634.7671A-100000@current1.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <35D7292D.7FBBA95@pipeline.ch>

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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.

julian


On Sun, 16 Aug 1998, Andre Oppermann wrote:

> I'm currently evaluating the Zeus 3.1 Webserver (it finally available
> for FreeBSD: www.zeus.co.uk) and in the tuning document they talk about
> an sendfile() API which is currently only supportet on HP/UX 11.00:
>  http://support.zeus.co.uk/tuning.htm
> 
> I'm now wondering what exactly that is and if someone has more details
> or documents on that.
> 
> They state sendfile() gives excellent Webserver performace, isn't that
> somthing for FreeBSD?
> 
> TIA
> -- 
> Andre
> 
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