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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] relayfs (1/4) (Documentation)
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On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:41:29 -0400
Karim Yaghmour <karim@opersys.com> wrote:

> The question isn't whether netlink can transfer hundreds of thousands of
> data units in one fell swoop. The question is: is it more efficient than
> relayfs at this?

Wrong, it's the queueing model that's important for applications
like this.