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author | root <root> | 2011-04-14 23:02:32 +0000 |
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committer | root <root> | 2011-04-14 23:02:32 +0000 |
commit | e0ecd69eb8351fbfdc32e22cb9c2c6dc42cb3f4b (patch) | |
tree | 0d9f597d22a472a535d1c55e2e2e387f3c4dfb7a /ev.pod | |
parent | 643f2a6c50a99d6414797ba9a6313a02a6530994 (diff) |
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@@ -485,10 +485,10 @@ C<EV_WRITE> to C<POLLOUT | POLLERR | POLLHUP>. Use the linux-specific epoll(7) interface (for both pre- and post-2.6.9 kernels). -For few fds, this backend is a bit little slower than poll and select, -but it scales phenomenally better. While poll and select usually scale -like O(total_fds) where n is the total number of fds (or the highest fd), -epoll scales either O(1) or O(active_fds). +For few fds, this backend is a bit little slower than poll and select, but +it scales phenomenally better. While poll and select usually scale like +O(total_fds) where total_fds is the total number of fds (or the highest +fd), epoll scales either O(1) or O(active_fds). The epoll mechanism deserves honorable mention as the most misdesigned of the more advanced event mechanisms: mere annoyances include silently |