| 1 | libev is modelled after libevent (http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/), but aims |
1 | libev is modelled after libevent (http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/), but aims |
| 2 | to be faster and more correct, and also more featureful. Examples: |
2 | to be faster and more correct, and also more featureful. Examples: |
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| 4 | - multiple watchers can wait for the same event without deregistering others. |
4 | - multiple watchers can wait for the same event without deregistering others, |
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5 | both for file descriptors as well as signals. |
| 5 | (registering two read events on fd 10 and unregistering one will not |
6 | (registering two read events on fd 10 and unregistering one will not |
| 6 | break the other) |
7 | break the other) |
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| 8 | - fork() is supported and can be handled |
9 | - fork() is supported and can be handled |
| 9 | (there is no way to recover from a fork when libevent is active) |
10 | (there is no way to recover from a fork when libevent is active) |
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| 54 | whats missing? |
55 | whats missing? |
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| 56 | - evdns, evhttp, bufferevent are missing, libev is only an even library at |
57 | - evdns, evhttp, bufferevent are missing, libev is only an even library at |
| 57 | the moment. |
58 | the moment. |
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59 | |
| 59 | - no priority support at the moment. |
60 | - no priority support at the moment |
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| 61 | - kqueue, poll (libev currently implements epoll and select). |
62 | - kqueue, poll (libev currently implements epoll and select) |
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64 | - windows support (whats windows?) |
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