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[martin f krafft]

also sprach Fabio Fabbri <fabio at llgp.org> [2005.08.23.1832 +0200]:
> > while [ ! -e/var/run/my_semaphore ]; do sleep 1; done
> 
> I don't consider this a semaphore. A semaphore should avoid busy
> waiting. Using my implementation, busy waiting is avoided, and the
> script can go on immediately (when the task is scheduled), without the 1
> second sleep. Exaggerating, using this kind of semaphores boot may
> become slower...

What do you think the netcat process does underneath the hood?

> In any case, TCP is provided by the kernel through system calls, IMHO
> this doesn't add too much complexity. 

What do you do before the networking stack is configured?

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