[Samba] Re: using splice system call in smbd

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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saeed bishara wrote:
> Hi,
>   Linux kernel 2.6.17 introduced new system calls, the splice() and
> tee(), see http://kerneltrap.org/node/6505. using those system calls
> supposed to eliminate the copy_to/from_user in when writing files, the
> same way the sendfile does for reads. so is there any body how tried
> to use those functions in samba server?

Not that I'm aware of.  I'd be interested in performance
comparisons against sendfile (in a patched version of Samba).




cheers, jerry
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