On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, Jonathan Lemon wrote:
> In article
> <local.mail.freebsd-hackers/pine.lnx.3.95.990702160538.27513c-100...@crb.crb-web.com>
> you write:
> >now supports the select() and poll() system calls. My question is really one
> >of usage. Why would one us poll() over select()? Is select eventually going
> >to go away for some reason?
>
> select() as a user-level call will never go away; there is a large base
> of code that uses it.
>
> poll() is faster (it doesn't have to do bit twiddling), and it's interface
> is cleaner (it can report invalid fd's, something select() can't do). As
> its functionality is a superset of select()'s, it is used as the internal
> implementation for select().
Actually, select() doesn't require horrendous amounts of copyin()s, which
poll() does. So have you benchmarked the two? I'd expect select to be faster.
>
> As for new code, use whichever you are comfortable with. Personally, I
> would recommend poll(), since it provides some added functionality over
> select() that makes for easier programming.
poll() is a huge pain to use, which is why I recommend select().
>
> --
> Jonathan
>
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