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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] async poll for 2.5
    Davide Libenzi wrote:

    >Just a simple question : Have you ever used RT-Signal API ? Is it the API
    >"deficent" [...] ?
    >
    No. Yes. The (fixed) size of the signal queue is far too small. One
    either gets catastrophic failure on overload or one has to pay to do
    redundant accounting of interest.

    >Do you know the
    >difference between level triggered ( poll() - select() - /dev/poll ) and
    >edge triggered ( /dev/epoll - RT-Signal ) interfaces ?
    >
    >
    Yes. The registration of interest can itself be considered an edge
    condition.

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