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There are some Linux specific APIs that build on this and I've got the most experience with Linux so I was refering to that. But Async IO is part of POSIX. I
by zaarn 9y ago
There are some Linux specific APIs that build on this and I've got the most experience with Linux so I was refering to that.
But Async IO is part of POSIX.
I was mostly responding to the comment which cited synchronous IO as a problem with POSIX. Linux is most widely used so on top of being my primary domain on the issue, it's going to ensure best understanding.
- elderK 9y agoThat's not to say it's implemented as efficiently as it could be. See here: https://linux.die.net/man/7/aio https://linux.die.net/man/7/aio AFAIK, system-specific APIs such as epoll or kqueue are the way to go if you're serious about performing asynchronous IO?