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authorroot <root>2011-04-14 23:02:32 +0000
committerroot <root>2011-04-14 23:02:32 +0000
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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