Re: [Libevent-users] Proposal for libevent-2 to provide functions to hide event structure details

[Pavel Pisa <ppisa4lists@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 20 January 2010 20:44:26 Nick Mathewson wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Pavel Pisa <ppisa4lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  [...]
>
> >> > I would like a much to have function to restart timeout or even change
> >> > event timeout triggering time without need of event_del event_add
> >> > sequence. Because these operations means relatively costly operations
> >> > for some mechanisms cases (epoll for example).
> >>
> >> Well, that has never been necessary:  re-adding an already added event
> >> will reset its timeout without touching the FD layer.
> >
> > That is interresting to know, but it is documented behavior
> > and expected to be kept in "all" future versions.
>
> I assume you meant "but is it documented behavior and expected to be
> kept in all future version?" ?  The answer is "Yes."

Yes, I have not provided correct English order.

> From the documentation in event.h:
>
>   If the event in the ev argument already has a scheduled
>   timeout, the old timeout will be replaced by the new one.
>
> So it's at least documented, and >>> we do intend to maintain it. <<<

Thanks, that is what I tried to ask for,

  Pavel
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