[libdispatch-dev] linux port

[David Leimbach]

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:04 AM, Robert Watson <robert at fledge.watson.org>wrote:

>
> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009, Dennis Schafroth wrote:
>
>  Yes, I am also working on a linux port, also on F11. There will be a lot
>> of work due to heavy usage of kevent and mach ports/messages. Robert have
>> pointed at libevent as a portable solution.
>>
>
> I've started taking a look at this -- for Linux lack of mach ports/messages
> shouldn't be a problem, as I have those either disabled or replaced by
> portable substitutes (such as mach semaphores -> POSIX semaphores).
>  However, libdispatch makes heavy use of kqueue and a substitute will have
> to be identified.  Ideally, one that doesn't leave libdispatch in a giant
> mess :-).
>
> Robert
>

Anyone happen to know the history behind why linux chose to implement epoll
when many other Unix's were already doing kqueues?

I'm sure someone had a reason somewhere, and I hope it's not just NIH
syndrome.

Dave
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