Re: why no fdset patch in kernel?

Matthias Urlichs (smurf@noris.de)
16 Jun 1999 12:00:04 +0200

Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:
> > Does anyone know why the fdset (large # file descriptors / processes)
> > patch has not been integrated into the kernel, even as experimental?
>
> In the 2.2 case mainly because it didn't get in in time,

Since work on 2.2 hasn't stopped (which is because we're not at 2.4 yet ;-)
will it eventually find its way to 2.2.whatever?

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