sendfile() and Varnish2.0.2

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <4935470C.30200 at linpro.no>, Per Buer writes:

>> Are there issues associated with using sendfile() in varnish2.0.2 ?
>
>Yes. sendfile is turned off on Linux and FreeBSD. The performance impact
>is quite minimal.

It works on FreeBSD 8.* version, but you have to enable it by setting
a threshold above which it will be used.

It is not obvious that it is a benefit to use sendfile on any platform.

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