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Linux has fadvise to request an async read and preadv2(..., RWF_NOWAIT) to try to get things from the page cache. All that's missing now is a notification.
by the8472 8y ago
Linux has fadvise to request an async read and preadv2(..., RWF_NOWAIT) to try to get things from the page cache. All that's missing now is a notification.
- loeg 8y agoThat's the key distinction between polling and select-like waiting.