Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:34:08 -0800 (PST) | | From | Davide Libenzi <> | | Subject | Re: epoll design problems with common fork/exec patterns |
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
> Davide, > > with the earlier discussion in this thread in mind, I added a Q0/A0 to > epoll.7, just make the point about keys clear: > > > Q0 What is the key used to distinguish the file descrip- > tors in an epoll set? > > A0 The key is the combination of the file descriptor > number and the open file description (also known as > "open file handle", the kernel's internal representa- > tion of an open file). > > Does that seem okay?
Looks fine to me! We need to clarify better Q6 WRT fork().
- Davide
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