The kernel and the C library as a single project [LWN.net]

The kernel and the C library as a single project

Posted Dec 1, 2010 16:37 UTC (Wed) by nix (subscriber, #2304)
In reply to: The kernel and the C library as a single project by nteon
Parent article: The kernel and the C library as a single project

Yep! And the aio functions are maintained in a separate library (libaio), not in glibc. This has really helped libaio develop fast, oh, wait, no it hasn't: it languished unmaintained for years.

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The kernel and the C library as a single project

Posted Dec 1, 2010 16:45 UTC (Wed) by busterb (subscriber, #560) [Link] (2 responses)

I don't think libaio failing indicates a general problem with the approach. libpcap and libevent seem to be doing well.

The kernel and the C library as a single project

Posted Dec 2, 2010 14:41 UTC (Thu) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link] (1 responses)

libpcap was also near-dead for a long, long time.

It's not a kiss of death, but it's not a magic bullet to make things instantly be well-maintained, either. :)

The kernel and the C library as a single project

Posted Jan 2, 2011 13:27 UTC (Sun) by gvy (guest, #11981) [Link]

Did it really need attention?