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Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:47:24 +0400
From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
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Subject: Re: [REVIEW/TEST] polling(4) changes
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On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 02:43:51PM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
P> I still think we should stop having this network-centric view of
P> polling and implement _real_ *device* polling, so that other
P> device types can use it as well.

I agree with both hands. My current work is aimed at RELENG_6 only.

btw, I've made a step in this direction already - kern_poll can now
forget about struct ifnet.

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Totus tuus, Glebius.
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