> The /dev/epoll patch is good, but the interface is different enough > from /dev/poll that ircd would need a new engine_epoll.c anyway. > (It would look like a cross between engine_devpoll.c and engine_rtsig.c, > as it would need to be notified by os_linux.c of any EWOULDBLOCK return values. > Both rtsigs and /dev/epoll only provide 'I just became ready' notification, > but no 'I'm not ready anymore' notification.)
I don't understand what it is you're saying here. The ircu server uses non-blocking sockets, and has since long before EfNet and Undernet branched, so it already handles EWOULDBLOCK or EAGAIN intelligently, as far as I know. -- Kevin L. Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
