Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 14:51:10 -0600 (MDT) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: peter@spinner.dialix.com (Peter Wemm) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: POLL & the Single FreeBSD'r Message-ID: <199704072051.OAA11130@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <860439710.357888@haywire.DIALix.COM> References: <199704030142.BAA04433@netfl15a.devetir.qld.gov.au> <860439710.357888@haywire.DIALix.COM>
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> >> I note that NetBSD has had the poll system call for some time. Are > >> there any plans to integrate one of the few nice SYSV'isms into > >> FreeBSD (it would make porting some code a snap). > > > > At least, it hasn't been diminished to be a bad idea. > > I implemented an openbsd-style implementation of poll() some time ago > but it was mixed up in the middle of the upages stuff so it lot left. > Since then, NetBSD have done a much better implementation, I'm very tempted > to back out what I've done and start from scratch while looking at the > NetBSD method. Jeffrey Hsu mentioned that having poll(2) would be a great boon to getting the JDK working in FreeBSD better, so if that encourages you in any way.... *grin* Nate
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