[lug] Asynchronous I/O for LInux kernal

[D. Stimits]

Paul Hardiman wrote:
> 
> I just read from newsforge that the Linux kernal is switching to
> asynchronous I/O.
> This is probably a good thing, but not sure what it all means.

It's more efficient, perhaps more responsive/lower latency. Programs
would have to be written to take care of it, though the program might be
the device driver (in which case everything using the device driver
would be taking advantage).

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com