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ExokernelsExokernelsPosted Feb 4, 2006 19:44 UTC (Sat) by kbob (guest, #1770)In reply to: Exokernels by csamuel Parent article: Van Jacobson's network channels
It would be unfortunate if TCP became incompatible with job control. I often suspend network jobs for various reasons, secure in the knowledge that the kernel will keep the TCP connection alive indefinitely.
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Exokernels Posted Feb 5, 2006 1:47 UTC (Sun) by lutchann (subscriber, #8872) [Link] On the other hand, most connection-oriented application protocols these days have a timeout mechanism above the TCP. If you suspend your IMAP or XMPP client for more than a minute or two you're likely to have a broken connection when you foreground the application again.
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