"Michael Kerrisk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Jeff Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "Michael Kerrisk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Jeff Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>> Given that there are consumers of the libaio library, I will continue to >>>> maintain it. So, I don't see a need to tell folks not to use it. >>> >>> I meant to ask... So yes there are consumers of the library, but I >>> wonder if there are actually consumers (outside the library itself) >>> of those 5 io_*(2) syscall wrappers. Any idea on that? >> >> I'm not sure I understand your question. Are you referring to these >> calls? >> >> io_setup >> io_getevents >> io_submit >> io_destroy >> io_cancel > > Yes, I meant: are apps using these wrappers *directly*, rather than > using the POSIX aio* interrfaces (which then invoke 5 aforementioned > wrappers).
Yes, database applications, in particular, are more fond of these interfaces than the posix ones. Cheers, Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Ltp-list mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltp-list
