> The idea is that userspace httpd doesn't do anything different from what
> it normally does. However I believe that better in-kernel httpd has to be
> more like a cache, and cache management can be done from userspace -- by
> httpd or separate program. That makes in-kernel part even smaller.
What you described above is called "squid", and is already working without any
additional kernel support at very high speed.
Even though I assume it would also profit from an async sendfile().
Sincerely,
Lars Marowsky-Brée
-- Lars Marowsky-Brée Network Managementteuto.net Netzdienste GmbH - DPN Verbund-Partner
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