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A Python interface to sendfile(2) syscall.
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sendfile(2) is a system call which provides a "zero-copy" way of copying data
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from one file descriptor to another (a socket).
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sendfile(2) is a system call which provides a "zero-copy" way of
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copying data from one file descriptor to another (a socket).
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The phrase "zero-copy" refers to the fact that all of the copying of data
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between the two descriptors is done entirely by the kernel, with no
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copying of data into userspace buffers. This is particularly useful
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The phrase "zero-copy" refers to the fact that all of the copying of
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data between the two descriptors is done entirely by the kernel, with
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no copying of data into userspace buffers. This is particularly useful
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when sending a file over a socket (e.g. FTP).
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