Re: Squid-2.6 update

I'll add kqueue() support once squid-2.6 hits PRE and has had some testing.
It ain't difficult to add; I just want some testing to be done on the
current squid-2.6+epoll code before I rush in and change things to make
kqueue() and Solaris /dev/poll easier to implement.

On Mon, May 22, 2006, Henrik Nordstrom wrote:
> m??n 2006-05-22 klockan 17:05 -0400 skrev Chris Weimann:
>
> > Does the epoll work have an affect on the likelyhood of kqueue?
>
> Not really no.
>
> kqueue support is not a candidate for 2.6 as no squid-2.5 patch for
> adding kqueue exists. The purpose of the Squid-2.6 release is to collect
> already existing and tested patches, both from 2.5 patches floating
> around and from squid-3 where applicable, not new development.
>
> Maybe the fact that 2.6 supports epoll will trigger someone to write a
> kqueue patch, who knows. But I don't see it likely such patch will be
> both developed and verified in the few days left of the 2.6 merge cycle.
>
> We do have kqueue support in Squid-3, even if some work remains for a
> proper implementation (deferred reads and delay pools still an issue).
>
> Regards
> Henrik
Received on Mon May 22 2006 - 15:44:41 MDT