Using ring buffers is how networking has worked for a while now. They're nice because they're extremely fast, due to being in mechanical sympathy with hardware.

Using ring buffers is how networking has worked for a while now. They're nice because they're extremely fast, due to being in mechanical sympathy with hardware. http://mechanitis.blogspot.com/2011/06/dissecting-disruptor-whats-so-special.html http://mechanitis.blogspot.com/2011/06/dissecting-disruptor-... So I can't really speak to the API details, but the general concept seems like a good idea to me.