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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] Re: aio_poll in 2.6
    jgmyers@netscape.com (John Myers) wrote:
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    > Andrew Morton wrote:
    >
    > >I can do that, but would need the test app...
    > >
    > >
    > Unfortunately, the thread pool framework the test app uses is proprietary.
    >

    That is a problem.

    Generally, adding new code in codepaths which lots of apps use is low-risk
    because problems will be found quickly.

    But from a stabilising-the-kernel viewpoint, adding new code which does not
    require elevated privileges, and which is not used by any current
    applications and which doesn't even have a decent test suite is a big
    worry.

    There is a little testcase in
    http://www.kvack.org/~bcrl/aio/aio-userspace-18a.tar.gz but it is singly
    threaded.

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