| 1 | libev is a high-performanc3 event loop/event model with lots of features. |
1 | libev is a high-performance event loop/event model with lots of features. |
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| 3 | It is modelled (very losely) after libevent |
3 | It is modelled (very losely) after libevent |
| 4 | (http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/) and the Event perl module, but aims |
4 | (http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/) and the Event perl module, but aims |
| 5 | to be faster and more correct, and also more featureful. |
5 | to be faster and more correct, and also more featureful. |
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| 7 | DIFFERENCES AND COMPARISON TO LIBEVENT: |
7 | DIFFERENCES AND COMPARISON TO LIBEVENT: |
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| 9 | (comparisons relative to libevent-1.3e and libev-0.00) |
9 | (comparisons relative to libevent-1.3e and libev-0.00, see also the benchmark |
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10 | at http://libev.schmorp.de/bench.html). |
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| 11 | - multiple watchers can wait for the same event without deregistering others, |
12 | - multiple watchers can wait for the same event without deregistering others, |
| 12 | both for file descriptors as well as signals. |
13 | both for file descriptors as well as signals. |
| 13 | (registering two read events on fd 10 and unregistering one will not |
14 | (registering two read events on fd 10 and unregistering one will not |
| 14 | break the other). |
15 | break the other). |
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| 25 | - timers can be repeating (both absolute and relative ones). |
26 | - timers can be repeating (both absolute and relative ones). |
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| 27 | - detects time jumps and adjusts timers |
28 | - detects time jumps and adjusts timers |
| 28 | (works for both forward and backward time jumps and also for absolute timers). |
29 | (works for both forward and backward time jumps and also for absolute timers). |
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| 30 | - can correctly remove timers while executing callbacks |
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| 31 | (libevent doesn't handle this reliably and can crash). |
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| 33 | - race-free signal processing |
31 | - race-free signal processing |
| 34 | (libevent may delay processing signals till after the next event). |
32 | (libevent may delay processing signals till after the next event). |
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| 36 | - less calls to epoll_ctl |
34 | - less calls to epoll_ctl |
