>>It doesn't; it can't. Hence my ranting. A 100% safe >>100% orthogonal, useful easy-to-use AIO mechanism should >>have been designed
>Would the hypothetical nonblock_read() and nonblock_write() system >calls suggested at http://cr.yp.to/unix/nonblock.html be a good >enough design, or do you think something more is needed? No, that is just entrenching the polling methodology. I am a proponent of true AIO design, with _no_ polling facilities available at all. (Well, they can be there but on the same list as gets and friends, so far as desirability of use goes...) See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asynchronous_I/O also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNIX for details on the AIO system I used and liked best. -- Jim _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox
