Re: socket API extensions workgroup at OpenGroup needs HELP

Larry McVoy (lm@bitmover.com)
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:06:26 -0800

> The existing socket API supports zero copy. SGI proved this a long time back
> (Im sure Larry McVoy can give dates).

Vernon was there long before I was and it worked long before I got there,
all I did was hook up the networking plumbing to the file system plumbing
so that you could move data without copying it.

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