>>>>> "JNP" == Joshua N Pritikin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JNP> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.1-RELEASE/RELNOTES.TXT
JNP> "A new event notification facility called kqueue was added to the
JNP> FreeBSD kernel. This is a new interface which is able to replace
JNP> poll/select, offering improved performance, as well as the ability
JNP> to report many different types of events. Support for monitoring
JNP> changes in sockets, pipes, fifos, and files are present, as well as
JNP> for signals and processes."
i noted the abscence of semaphores. that is one event no one seems to
have addressed. i don't use semaphores for that reason. i would rather
use a pipe so i can get an event when the lock or whatever is removed.
and whether this propogates to other unixes is a big issue. i don't
think coding to a new api for just freebsd is a smart decision. if it is
better than poll/select (and that shouldn't be hard) then linux,
solaris, etc. should pick it up with at least an emulation library and
then in the kernel.
uri
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