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> But today's Linux kernel doesn't do that (even when you use the sendfile() API) Oh ? I’m quite disappointed, I thought that was the whole point of sendfile()

> But today's Linux kernel doesn't do that (even when you use the sendfile() API) Oh ? I’m quite disappointed, I thought that was the whole point of sendfile() ! What does it do if not that ?

toolslive 7y ago
simple data transfer is : SSD -> kernel -> user-space -> kernel -> NIC sendfile allows for: SSD -> kernel -> NIC which is already a major improvement
- navaati 7y ago
  Right, silly me, I had forgotten userspace :). Thanks !
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