Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 16 Jan 2001 08:47:22 -0500 (EST) | From | jamal <> | Subject | Re: Is sendfile all that sexy? |
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On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > TWO observations: > > - Given Linux's non-pre-emptability of the kernel i get the feeling that > > sendfile could starve other user space programs. Imagine trying to send a > > 1Gig file on 10Mbps pipe in one shot. > > Hehe, try sigkilling process doing that transfer. Last time I tried it > it did not work.
From Alexey's response: it does get descheduled possibly every sndbuf send. So you should be able to sneak that sigkill.
cheers, jamal
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