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SubjectRe: epoll (was Re: [PATCH] async poll for 2.5)
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 05:55:21PM -0700, John Myers wrote:
> So whether or not a proposed set of epoll semantics is consistent with
> your Platonic ideal of "use the fd until EAGAIN" is simply not an issue.
> What matters is what works best in practice.

From this side of the fence: One vote for "use the fd until EAGAIN" being
flawed. If I wanted a method of monopolizing the event loop with real time
priorities, I would implement real time priorities within the event loop.

mark

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