Added epoll as event-dispatcher on linux (instead of select())

Note:
It will be enabled by default if configure detects that the system has support for epoll
To enforce usage of select run configure with --enable-epoll=no

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/conf/packet.conf b/conf/packet.conf
index 3a7ec2c85..1780d1b4c 100644
--- a/conf/packet.conf
+++ b/conf/packet.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ debug: no
 // How long can a socket stall before closing the connection (in seconds)?
 stall_time: 60
 
+// Linux/Epoll: Maxmimum Events per cycle
+// Default Value: 
+//	(Maxmimum Supported Connections)/2 
+// NOTE: this controls the maximum collected socket-events per-cycle (call to epoll_wait())
+//       for example settings this to 32 will allow up to 32 events (incomming data/new connections
+//       per server-cycle.
+// NOTE: Recommended Settings is at least half the maxmimum supported connections
+//       Settings this to a lower value, may cause lags/delays
+//       Depending on available CPU Time
+// NOTE: This Setting is only available on Linux when build using EPoll as event dispatcher!
+//
+//epoll_maxevents: 1024
+
 // Maximum allowed size for clients packets in bytes (default: 65535).
 // Default Values:
 // 24576 (Clients < 20131223)