On 27/07/2016 09:05, Matt Harden wrote: > Select and epool actually aren't useful for fd's that are opened on regular > files. As I understand it, they always indicate those files are ready for
This is not entirely accurate. The select(2) and epoll(7) _can_ be used on a regular file descriptors; e.g. on platforms that do not support inotify(7) (OpenBSD). They are generally part of the readyness I/O model available on linux and as such provide a way for any registered parties to watch for `events' on file/socket descriptors. [...] -- Best regards, Ishwor Gurung -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.