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| 98 | =head2 FEATURES |
98 | =head2 FEATURES |
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| 100 | Libev supports C<select>, C<poll>, the Linux-specific C<epoll>, the |
100 | Libev supports C<select>, C<poll>, the Linux-specific C<epoll>, the |
| 101 | BSD-specific C<kqueue> and the Solaris-specific event port mechanisms |
101 | BSD-specific C<kqueue> and the Solaris-specific event port mechanisms |
| 102 | for file descriptor events (C<ev_io>), the Linux C<inotify> interface |
102 | for file descriptor events (C<ev_io>), the Linux C<inotify> interface |
| 103 | (for C<ev_stat>), relative timers (C<ev_timer>), absolute timers |
103 | (for C<ev_stat>), Linux eventfd/signalfd (for faster and cleaner |
| 104 | with customised rescheduling (C<ev_periodic>), synchronous signals |
104 | inter-thread wakeup (C<ev_async>)/signal handling (C<ev_signal>)) relative |
| 105 | (C<ev_signal>), process status change events (C<ev_child>), and event |
105 | timers (C<ev_timer>), absolute timers with customised rescheduling |
| 106 | watchers dealing with the event loop mechanism itself (C<ev_idle>, |
106 | (C<ev_periodic>), synchronous signals (C<ev_signal>), process status |
| 107 | C<ev_embed>, C<ev_prepare> and C<ev_check> watchers) as well as |
107 | change events (C<ev_child>), and event watchers dealing with the event |
| 108 | file watchers (C<ev_stat>) and even limited support for fork events |
108 | loop mechanism itself (C<ev_idle>, C<ev_embed>, C<ev_prepare> and |
| 109 | (C<ev_fork>). |
109 | C<ev_check> watchers) as well as file watchers (C<ev_stat>) and even |
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110 | limited support for fork events (C<ev_fork>). |
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| 111 | It also is quite fast (see this |
112 | It also is quite fast (see this |
| 112 | L<benchmark|http://libev.schmorp.de/bench.html> comparing it to libevent |
113 | L<benchmark|http://libev.schmorp.de/bench.html> comparing it to libevent |
| 113 | for example). |
114 | for example). |
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