[Python-Dev] generic async io (was: microthreading vs. async io)

[dustin at v.igoro.us]

On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 01:28:01PM +1300, Greg Ewing wrote:
> Nick Maclaren wrote:
> 
> > Threading
> > ---------
> > 
> > An I/O operation passes a buffer, length, file and action and receives a
> > token back.
> 
> You seem to be using the word "threading" in a completely
> different way than usual here, which may be causing some
> confusion.

According to subsequent clarification, the kind of IO Nick is talking
about is the sort of thing described recently on kerneltrap:
   http://kerneltrap.org/node/7728
(although he was referring specifically to POSIX async IO)

Dustin