Hi!

I just made a libev-4.10 prerelease:

   http://data.plan9.de/libev-4.09.tar.gz

the release highlights include:

- ev_async_send, instead of approaching 1 syscall per iteration under load,
  now approaches 0 syscalls overhead under load, as extra syscalls will only be
  issued when the loop is blocked.
- libev is now much more robust vs. low-resolution clocks, as discussed
  on the list. thanks for everybody who contributed by analyzing or
  testing!
- libev can now be compiled without -lm (specifically, without floor).
- libev is now using libecb for low-level gcc trickery.

especially the first change (ev_async) could be the source of all kinds
of race bugs, so if anybody uses async watchers heavily and gives this
release a try,. this would be especially great!

enjoy!

the full changes are:

        - correct backend_fudge for most backends, and implement a windows
          specific workaround to avoid looping because we call both
          select and Sleep, both with different time resolutions.
        - document range and guarantees of ev_sleep.
        - document reasonable ranges for periodics interval and offset.
        - rename backend_fudge to backend_mintime to avoid future confusion :)
        - change the default periodic reschedule function to hopefully be more
          exact and correct even in corner cases or in the far future.
        - do not rely on -lm anymore: use it when available but use our
          own floor () if it is missing. This should make it easier to embed,
          as no external libraries are required.
        - strategically import macros from libecb and mark rarely-used functions
          as cache-chold (saving almost 2k code size on typical amd64 setups).

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