Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Jun 1999 14:13:02 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Bjorn Wesen <> | Subject | Re: generalizing khttpd |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Tigran Aivazian wrote: > same can be achieved by running RT userspace code). This is why things > like sys_copyfile() or sys_movedirectorytree_atomically() would be a good
what about sendfile() for copying ? or rename() for moving a directory tree ? if rename() can't do it, you're on different filesystems and that'd require locking both. hairy..
> idea, i.e. doing things in atomic manner and without too many mode > switches. In the same manner (assuming gzip is de-facto standard of > compression, which it is) it would be nice to say sys_gzip("file",
that's why you have libraries. "nicety" has little to do with the kernel.
> program". One can treat khttpd as a "kernelspace application", perhaps a > revolutionary and a unique (until all other vendors start shipping
that's why I suggested the "low latency services" as something between kernel and userland, if this is deemed necessary.
/bjorn
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