Re: [REVIEW/TEST] polling(4) changes

From: Gleb Smirnoff (glebius_at_FreeBSD.org)
Date: 09/30/05

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To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>

    On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 02:43:51PM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
    P> I still think we should stop having this network-centric view of
    P> polling and implement _real_ *device* polling, so that other
    P> device types can use it as well.

    I agree with both hands. My current work is aimed at RELENG_6 only.

    btw, I've made a step in this direction already - kern_poll can now
    forget about struct ifnet. 

    -- 
Totus tuus, Glebius.
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