4 ms·
Am I the only one that thinks we need to start at re-evaluation of BSD sockets first? I know Apple tried and gave up, but it just seems like so many of the buil
by arca_vorago 12y ago
Am I the only one that thinks we need to start at re-evaluation of BSD sockets first? I know Apple tried and gave up, but it just seems like so many of the building block pieces we use everyday could really use a major polish or some good competition.
- wmf 12y agoThis article is mostly about the lower parts of network stack like QoS and talking to the NIC; the user API is kind of orthogonal but equally important. There have been several research projects about improved networking APIs; my favorite is IX which gets line-rate performance while retaining kernel/user protection. https://www.usenix.org/conference/osdi14/technical-sessions/presentation/belay https://www.usenix.org/conference/osdi14/technical-sessions/...