On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 11:17:47AM +0200, Shachar Shemesh wrote: > Oron Peled wrote: > > * aio_* API (in modern 2.6 kernels) > > > A complete sidetracking here. Are you sure it's 2.6 kernels only? > > The man page lists aio_read under section 3 (library functions), while > "Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment - Second Edition" states > that Linux version 2.4.22 already has it. Likewise, the man page doesn't > mention anything about it.
IIRC, 2.4 has aio implemented in glibc whereas 2.6 has it implemented in the kernel. Same interface, completely different performance characteristics. Cheers, Muli ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
