Davide Libenzi wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Dan Kegel wrote:
>>Second, epoll_ctl(2) doesn't define the meaning of the
>>event mask. It should give the allowed bits and define
>>their meanings. If we use the traditional POLLIN etc, we
>>can say
>> POLLIN - the fd has become ready for reading
>> POLLOUT - the fd has become ready for writing
>> Note: If epoll tells you e.g. POLLIN, it means that
>> poll will tell you the same thing,
>> since poll gives the current status,
>> and epoll gives changes in status.
>
>
> I will have to change man pages also to fit EPOLL* definitions.
IMHO changing from using POLLIN etc. to EPOLLIN
will obscure the essential relationship between
epoll and poll (namely, that the epoll bits
are the time derivative of the poll bits).
I would prefer to continue using POLLIN, etc.
- Dan
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